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Originally Posted by Graham44
It comes down to trust, you trust Amazon, I don't, it's not a right/ wrong situation just personal decisions.
I use a kind of simple equation (?) when assessing anything like this, for example:
Would this device make my life easier: No
Do I trust the corporation who provides it/ their data handling: No
Does the device have some legitimate uses: Yes
Is their a potential for the device to compromise my confidential information: Yes
Can this be mitigated?: No, if you want to use the device
So for me that would come out as a net negative, which is why I wouldn't personally have one.
I'm sure some people will cry out in anguish ' ohhh Amazon would never do that!!' but I personally think Amazon could stoop as low as that, and thats where personal opinion comes in to the equation.
I'm not trying to change anyones mind just putting across my viewpoint and why I would never own a 'smart' speaker  |
That's all well and good. I was simply pointing out that the ability to power down an internet-connected electronic device is quite irrelevant to discussions about privacy.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Privacy on the Internet is a a hallucination.
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Originally Posted by Graham44
True, but at least you can turn of a PC and absolutely know it's not listening to you  |