If I had an Alexa box, the only privacy feature I would trust would be a switch to physically disconnect the microphone.
this post was submitted on 16 Mar 2025
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The only alexa I trust is a smashed one
That’s how they got me. I decided Siri was acceptable since I could set it to only listen when I pressed a button. Now somehow there’s an echo device in every room
As opposed to now when everything you say to your Echo is sent to Amazon, but Amazon gives you a placebo privacy button to pacify you.
it’s funny/horrifying people think this wasn’t already happening
Gotta find the immigrants and anti-capitalists
don't you have to pay for that privelege?
So now every word you utter that Bezos’ AI thinks is a trigger word will be auto reported to the Trump admin. Love!
Time to ditch those spyboxes