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What I discovered when I asked Amazon to tell me everything Alexa had heard

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69 points robaato | 6 comments | 24 May 25 19:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.215s | source | bottom
1. throwaway81523 ◴[24 May 25 19:46 UTC] No.44083366[source]▶
They shouldn't call it a home speaker. A home speaker is what we used to call a radio or hi-fi system. Alexa is a home microphone.
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2. happytoexplain ◴[24 May 25 19:56 UTC] No.44083431[source]▶
They don't - they call it a smart speaker.
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3. vezycash ◴[24 May 25 20:32 UTC] No.44083637[source]▶
Call it little snitch
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4. LoganDark ◴[24 May 25 20:42 UTC] No.44083688[source]▶
Man, don't give Little Snitch a bad name.
5. HPsquared ◴[24 May 25 22:06 UTC] No.44084085[source]▶
"Smart" = Adtech.

Applies to TVs, fridges, anything really.

6. Bender ◴[24 May 25 23:41 UTC] No.44084455[source]▶
I believe more appropriate would be to bring back all the WWII posters such as "Loose Lips Sink Ships" and "When you talk to Alexa you are sleeping with Hitler." They just need AI to give them a modern spin. I bet someone here could do it.