and also water. which would be more fitting since vodka is clear

system of a d

systemd of a own

rage against the virtual machine

it depends how u define sentience. we all have to draw the line somewhere. u choose somewhere between animals and plants, and that is fine. agree to disagree

i was picturing someone driving in a circle.

skate 3

plants can feel pain too

i also think plants look nice, but i still eat them

doesnt that kind of defeat the point ?

what criticism do they deserve ? youre not making any actual statements

good point

not my phone ;)

text transcriptions take up barely any bandwith, i guarantee u wouldnt notice it

they can encrypt the data and bundle it with other requests. regardless, is it really easier to 24/7 monitor your web traffic than to just use a computer/phone instead of a voice assistant ?

Stop falsely claiming it does anything else without proof

I’m claiming it could, and that there is an incentive. for the same reasons that people use open source software.

There’s plenty of valid shit to accuse them of

then do your part to accuse them of those things instead of defending them here.

Because people analyze the network traffic.

did you read my reply ? it could store the recordings and bundle them with an innocent request, encrypted even. unless you have physically looked inside the device and checked that it is incapable of doing this, you are simply trusting a company’s word.

I’m not trying to convince you personally to put an Alexa in your house

and…I’m not trying to convince you personally either. that statement is pointless. we are having a “discussion”. my opinion is that people should care more about these issues, especially when you see things like the original post.

lack of tech literacy or security conciousness and a dependance on unnecessary devices which build habits such as forgetting to turn off the ac

like i said, are you confident it’s not storing or transmitting anything ?

they quite literally are recording constantly. how else can they detect the trigger phrase? they only difference is that they are supposed to delete these recordings after the phrase isnt heard. but who’s to say that one of these devices is really doing that? it could include these recordings in it’s next request to amazon’s headquarters.

regardless of what your phone does, having 2 recording devices is worse than 1. especially if they are owned by 2 separate companies. but if u disagree, why dont u livestream your computer screen 24/7, since microsoft is already recording that anyway…whats the difference?

every new internet-enabled microcomputer is another attack vector, and every less one is more peace of mind. there’s a reason most security-minded people dont live in the bush, every choice is a compromise, and i choose somewhere between being able living in society and having a recording device in every room.

also, you should consider using a free and open source mobile os if youre not already…

1. i dont know what u mean with this one.
2. turn it off before you leave the house, it takes 2 seconds.
3. use a peephole, a window, or even a camera which isnt connected to the internet.
4. i specificed ‘able’ people for this reason. i know disabled people will find these devices useful.
5. we clearly have different definitions of ‘immensely’…

are you saying i secretly have amazon alexa installed on my grapheneos phone ? oh my!