Amazon Alexa Records Family’s Private Conversation And Sends It To Random Contact
By Admin on May 24, 2018
If you’re like me, you assume all technology is always listening to you. But it actually looks like it is! In Portland, Oregon, a family recently had a pretty invasive experience involving Amazon Alexa.
They have their home wired to the device to control lighting, heating, etc. A few weeks ago, the wife got a call from her husband’s co-worker urging her to unplug the device.
Apparently Alexa recorded a conversation that took place in the house. Then the device sent it to said co-worker.
“I felt invaded,” the woman told KIRO. “A total privacy invasion. Immediately I said, ‘I’m never plugging that device in again, because I can’t trust it.'”
An Amazon engineer confirmed the account, but he didn’t offer any specifics. Also, the company refused to give the family a refund for Alexa.
What do you think. Is this a one-off experience, or are our devices always listening to us? Clearly I am on the side of ALWAYS. So this just adds to my theory.