Amazon Prime Day 2017 Deals/Disappointment Thread

[Jefe]

What's 'on' is the receiver to register inputs from the transmitter, not the tv itself.

[Sho]

What's 'on' is the receiver to register inputs from the transmitter, not the tv itself.

Same with the Alexa. We've already heard about CIA or the NSA being able to watch people from their TVs or whatever -- wouldn't put it beyond them to be able to the the same with an always on transmitter like for Alexa as well.

However, I don't worry about silly things like that because I'm not some sort of terrorist, exceptionally rich or famous, lol.

[Zetanio]

Same with the Alexa. We've already heard about CIA or the NSA being able to watch people from their TVs or whatever -- wouldn't put it beyond them to be able to the the same with an always on transmitter like for Alexa as well.

However, I don't worry about silly things like that because I'm not some sort of terrorist, exceptionally rich or famous, lol.

Yeah, most people don't understand the reality is that they aren't important and who the fuck would bother spying on them. lolbigbrother.

[Kalmado]

Same with the Alexa. We've already heard about CIA or the NSA being able to watch people from their TVs or whatever -- wouldn't put it beyond them to be able to the the same with an always on transmitter like for Alexa as well.

However, I don't worry about silly things like that because I'm not some sort of terrorist, exceptionally rich or famous, lol.

Liar

[dasva]

Yeah, most people don't understand the reality is that they aren't important and who the fuck would bother spying on them. lolbigbrother.

Hey now I'm a pretty big deal you know

[Sho]

Liar

Touche! >_>

[Jefe]

A tv's transmitter is restricted to a set of rudimentary commands (found in your remote in the form of IR to binary). Whereas alexa is always collecting aka 'listening' and 'interpreting' data. I don't care if you think big bra is spying on you. I was pointing out the falsehood of a previous claim.

Anyway, bought 8 lbs. of whey, creatine, and fish oil. Total spent: $36 bux (was a lightning deal pre prime doe).

[Mertron]

i am ok with Alexa always being on because i am a very lonely person and i could use the company

[BaneTheBrawler]

So GF and I got an Echo Dot and we've been throwing references at Alexa. I asked her "Are watery tarts handing out swords a legitimate basis for government?" and she said "I couldn't find anything for 'watery tarts handing out swords a legitimate basis for government' so I've added it to your shopping list."

[BerenTebogo]

GF and I have same level of security clearance so we often discuss sensitive information in the apartment. Anything that is always on is, at best, probably frowned upon if anyone employing us were to know.

Aside from the fact that we all know the government has access if they really want to, easily exploitable weaknesses like always on voice processing should be avoided in some situations.

[BaneTheBrawler]

LOL I just told Alexa "Roll 1 D3, then add 5" and she started playing "My Name Is" by Eminem

[Boyiee]

Glad you guys are enjoying your echo's/dots. I have a few google homes set up around my house and love them, have a lot of smart devices linked to them like thermostat, lighting, etc. Eventually I'm adding my sprinkler system to it among other things like exterior and security lighting. It turns on and off my TV's as well. I don't care about who's listening and whatnot.

[6souls]

LOL I just told Alexa "Roll 1 D3, then add 5" and she started playing "My Name Is" by Eminem

Alexa's math is a little off.

[arus2001]

I still laugh at my dad taping over his cable box because he thought the gubment was watching him sit in his chair half naked.

[BerenTebogo]

Tbh nobody should care about the government spying on you, they're going to do it whether you want them to or not.

People should be at least aware of the risk that weakly protected devices connected to your whole network pose. There exist many, many people who make use of exploits in wifi controlled systems (one example I remember specifically was a wifi controlled pool heater) to gain access to the entire network. It's not science fiction. Common or not, going "lol they think the govt is spying on them" wrt smart technology and thinking you've made a salient point is pretty much the opposite of smart.

[arus2001]

For me, it's not so much doubting the possibility, but more of a, "Why him?!" As if there's some poor intern at the Pentagon that wants to a watch a near 400 pound dude in his shorts sleep and watch car/alien shows.

[BerenTebogo]

For me, it's not so much doubting the possibility, but more of a, "Why him?!" As if there's some poor intern at the Pentagon that wants to a watch a near 400 pound dude in his shorts sleep and watch car/alien shows.

For the non-government side of things the answer is literally "because I can". I follow some people on twitter who do stuff like this for kicks (gaining access but then just reporting the vuln. instead of stealing shit). It's pretty sobering. Like literally kids bored just cruising around in a car trying to catch a signal type of shit.