Most people worry about big brother watching, but what about big sister listening? Amazon is taking a financial hit because of privacy issues with its smart speaker. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently fined Amazon for violating consumers’ privacy. What did Amazon’s Alexa do? How much was the fine? And if you have an Alexa,…
Amazon Reaches $30.8 Million Settlement in FTC Complaints Over Ring Doorbell Surveillance, Use of Children’s Voice Recordings
Amazon has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $30.8 million to settle claims that it allowed employees and third-party contractors of its Ring video camera doorbell unit to surveil customers in their homes and illegally retained children’s voice recordings through its Alexa app. According to an FTC press release, Amazon’s Ring doorbell company was charged with compromising…
While Everyone Is Talking About Twitter, Musk Released the Most Disruptive Technology Ever Created
December 13, 2022
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Elon Musk has risen to prominence and great wealth by pushing the boundaries of space exploration, satellite technology, electric cars, and now Twitter. However, his most important project is the one that is almost completely unknown: OpenAI. OpenAI is a research organization founded by Musk and Sam Altman in 2015. Their mission was to create…
What, You Don’t Want a Surveillance Tool in Your Home?
Commentary Amazon has just announced a dramatic cutback in its division that develops Alexa, that space-age box in your home with whom you can have long conversations but assures us that she is not spying on us. And the data she collects is super secure and would never be shared with government. Right. It turns…
Enjoy Your Own On-the-Go Soundtrack
The problem with enjoying music is that not everyone around you may share your taste in music. To keep the peace, consider these systems for use in the office, at the library, on a bus or plane, running or while at the gym, on the subway, or even at home. (Courtesy of Jabra) Relaxed and…
‘A Surveillance Company’: Rights Group Sounds Alarm After Amazon Acquires iRobot
August 9, 2022
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Amazon’s $1.7 billion (A$2.4 billion) acquisition deal for iRobot, the creator of Roomba robot vacuums, will give the e-commerce giant another avenue to collect personal information if nothing is done to protect it, Digital Rights Watch warned. On Friday, both companies announced they had entered into a definitive merger in an all-cash transaction. Digital Rights…
Ask Alexa: UK MPs To Investigate Smart Speaker Security Issues
A committee of British MPs is to investigate security and data protection issues surrounding smart speaker devices such as the Amazon Echo. The Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee said it wanted to explore how smart hubs, powered by virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri, have changed lives both at home and in the workplace….
Amazon Told 10-Year-Old to Do Hazardous ‘Challenge’
Amazon Alexa’s recent reply to a young girl who asked it to present a challenge left the girl’s mother shocked. Kristin Livdahl, a writer, said her 10-year-old girl “just asked Alexa on our Echo for a challenge.” Alexa came back with something it said it found on the internet. “According to ourcommunitynow.com: The challenge is…
Amazon’s Alexa Told 10-Year-Old to Do Hazardous ‘Challenge’
Amazon Alexa’s recent reply to a young girl who asked it to present a challenge left the girl’s mother shocked. Kristin Livdahl, a writer, said her 10-year-old girl “just asked Alexa on our Echo for a challenge.” Alexa came back with something it said it found on the internet. “According to ourcommunitynow.com: The challenge is…
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