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MISST3 · 01-05-2017, 04:35 PM

Does anyone have a Amazon Echo or plan on getting one? Apparently,
you can talk to it and it listens, answers questions and preforms tasks
if its connected to other smart home devices. My question is does it record
everything it hears in your home? It sells for approx. $179. Here's a
description: Amazon Echo is a hands-free speaker you control with your voice. Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more—instantly. All you have to do is ask.

Echo has seven microphones and beam forming technology so it can hear you from across the room—even while music is playing. Echo is also an expertly tuned speaker that can fill any room with 360° immersive sound. When you want to use Echo, just say the wake word "Alexa" and Echo responds instantly.

tlc38tlc38 · 01-05-2017, 04:42 PM

I don't need "Alexa" to do things for me that could easily be done by myself. That's just being outright lazy.

PhoenixAcres · 01-05-2017, 05:28 PM

I'll never bring an "Alexa" into my house because, yes, it does record everything that goes on around it, even when in standby mode. That's something that can't be avoided since it's constantly listening for the trigger word to turn itself on.

And like tlc38 said, it can't do anything you couldn't do yourself, it just allegedly makes things more convenient. The keyword is "allegedly"... I've never had much luck with voice recognition software anyway to be honest.

opus · 01-06-2017, 01:30 AM

http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/27/1...stigation-data

Mace Dolex · 01-06-2017, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

I don't need "Alexa" to do things for me that could easily be done by myself. That's just being outright lazy.

I was thinking the same thing, I've got two arms and legs that I can still do things on my own, I know Millennials who are already dependent on technology are into this junk.

Mace Dolex · 01-06-2017, 08:49 PM

Well it was bound to happen.

little girl racks up big bill off Alexa

MISST3 · 01-08-2017, 07:29 PM

Internet-connected devices may start helping in criminal cases. Police in Bentonville, Arkansas have issued a warrant to Amazon, asking the company to hand over data from an Echo device to help prosecute a suspected murderer.

James Andrew Bates, the suspect in the case, was charged with first-degree murder in November of 2015 after authorities found victim Victor Collins strangled and drowned in Mr. Bates’ hot tub..

Bates has several internet-connected devices in his home, including a Nest thermostat and a Honeywell alarm system, but the key witness in the case may be his Amazon Echo, which, as per The Information, police records say could have controlled the streaming music, which was being wirelessly transmitted throughout the night using Echo’s assistant Alexa.

01-05-2017, 04:35 PM	#1
MISST3 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Posts: 32,762	Amazon Echo / Alexa Does anyone have a Amazon Echo or plan on getting one? Apparently, you can talk to it and it listens, answers questions and preforms tasks if its connected to other smart home devices. My question is does it record everything it hears in your home? It sells for approx. $179. Here's a description: Amazon Echo is a hands-free speaker you control with your voice. Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more—instantly. All you have to do is ask. Echo has seven microphones and beam forming technology so it can hear you from across the room—even while music is playing. Echo is also an expertly tuned speaker that can fill any room with 360° immersive sound. When you want to use Echo, just say the wake word "Alexa" and Echo responds instantly. Attached Images

01-05-2017, 04:42 PM	#2
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,257	I don't need "Alexa" to do things for me that could easily be done by myself. That's just being outright lazy.
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01-05-2017, 05:28 PM	#3
PhoenixAcres Member Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 26, 2016 Location: United States Posts: 6,824	I'll never bring an "Alexa" into my house because, yes, it does record everything that goes on around it, even when in standby mode. That's something that can't be avoided since it's constantly listening for the trigger word to turn itself on. And like tlc38 said, it can't do anything you couldn't do yourself, it just allegedly makes things more convenient. The keyword is "allegedly"... I've never had much luck with voice recognition software anyway to be honest.

01-06-2017, 01:30 AM	#4
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,256	http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/27/1...stigation-data

01-06-2017, 08:49 PM	#6
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,668	Well it was bound to happen. little girl racks up big bill off Alexa

01-08-2017, 07:29 PM	#7
MISST3 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Posts: 32,762	Internet-connected devices may start helping in criminal cases. Police in Bentonville, Arkansas have issued a warrant to Amazon, asking the company to hand over data from an Echo device to help prosecute a suspected murderer. James Andrew Bates, the suspect in the case, was charged with first-degree murder in November of 2015 after authorities found victim Victor Collins strangled and drowned in Mr. Bates’ hot tub.. Bates has several internet-connected devices in his home, including a Nest thermostat and a Honeywell alarm system, but the key witness in the case may be his Amazon Echo, which, as per The Information, police records say could have controlled the streaming music, which was being wirelessly transmitted throughout the night using Echo’s assistant Alexa.