American Gamefowl

[SOHC-FTW]

Alexia... can you please burn in hell.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Alexia... can you please burn in hell.

My new Amazon tablet has Alexa enabled on it. I haven't figured out how to turn it off yet. It really is creepy!!
We was sitting there having a conversation the other night and the tablet lights up with that little blue line at the bottom that means it's listening. . .
No one said Alexa.
I think he said "electric" so that's probably what it heard. But still. . super creepy.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

I'd use it as target practice! Alexia hold my beer and watch this crap.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I don’t understand why people are all about the technology when it’s already proven all of it can’t be protected.
While not perfect it’s why I have an iPhone over an android.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Got one of those for Christmas one year. Yep that went back. No way I’m putting anything like that in my house. Or the google or amazon cameras. Dogs and guns work just fine. I could care less about deer in my yard. I ain’t putting cameras anywhere. They’ve been hacked already many times. People willingly put their information out there for the taking so freely. It’s absolutely amazing to me.

We had that discussion when she wanted to get the cameras we have... I gave in because it provides some security for her when I’m out or away... and as she pointed out, our phones are spying on us anyway

We have no ‘smart’ household stuff other than the hot water heater, but we didn’t enable that stuff on it...

The utility did install a smart electric meter this summer... I think that bothers me more than anything...

new kitchen appliances are in our future and it’ll be interesting to see what spy tech nonsense they come with these days

 

[OhZark Biddies]

I don’t understand why people are all about the technology when it’s already proven all of it can’t be protected.
While not perfect it’s why I have an iPhone over an android.

I have an iPhone but for different reasons... are they really that much better on privacy?

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I don’t understand why people are all about the technology when it’s already proven all of it can’t be protected.
While not perfect it’s why I have an iPhone over an android.

The thing is you would have to not have anything to be totally safe. No radio. . no phone at all.
I remember hearing my neighbors phone conversations over my baby monitor and that was almost 20 years ago. . when we all had land line phones.
I also knew a person who could listen in on just about anyone in town including me. . . over his police scanner. I didn't believe it until I went over and listened for myself.
That was unsettling to say the least.

 

[roosterhavoc]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI–Apple_encryption_dispute

 

[roosterhavoc]

I have an iPhone but for different reasons... are they really that much better on privacy?

Yes!!

 

[roosterhavoc]

I’m getting ready to get an iPhone 11 just for that reason.