tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post1155024358248112814..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: If Digital Assistants Were RealRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-86292187598776677662018-02-05T11:28:10.726-05:002018-02-05T11:28:10.726-05:00I lament the days of removable cell phone batterie...I lament the days of removable cell phone batteries...<br /><br />I have seen at least one news item about someone's Alexa or Siri overhearing a conversation and mistaking it for a command, although it wasn't so high profile that I remember details beyond that. Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-61787868072659253152018-02-05T08:39:46.733-05:002018-02-05T08:39:46.733-05:00Merle: would you rather be listened to by robots o...Merle: would you rather be listened to by robots or people? Because that's the choice. NSA can monitor your cellphone mike any time they like.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-84978347427643778462018-02-05T08:38:24.526-05:002018-02-05T08:38:24.526-05:00It unplugs, you know. And -- at least so far -- M...It unplugs, you know. And -- at least so far -- Mr. Bezos is not the government. Like C. S. Lewis, I have more faith -- not much! -- in robber barons than do-gooders.<br /><br /> Privacy is *dead.* Unless you go live like the Unabomber. Might as well get the good along with the bad.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-18936276951215492042018-02-05T07:49:17.569-05:002018-02-05T07:49:17.569-05:00"I want to know what it is people are talking..."I want to know what it is people are talking about that they're worried Amazon will overhear..."<br /><br />Absent Lavrentiy Beria then we have nothing to be concerned about.....EdBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016028805153712512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-77820939405124899712018-02-04T23:09:55.997-05:002018-02-04T23:09:55.997-05:00Unless you are up to no good, what I see is anothe...Unless you are up to no good, what I see is another case of "loss of privacy" and am opposed to it on general principal.<br /><br />MerleMerlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351769452837850427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-4499411674125549882018-02-04T22:43:47.544-05:002018-02-04T22:43:47.544-05:00I want to know what it is people are talking about...I want to know what it is people are talking about that they're worried Amazon will overhear. Tam and I are probably atypical, but we're pretty dull listening. "You want an egg this morning?"<br /> "Just bacon."<br /> "Coffee? I'm filling a thermos for work, should I make another pot for here?"<br /> "Yeah, I have articles to finish."<br />Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-64708012551736167822018-02-04T20:52:52.259-05:002018-02-04T20:52:52.259-05:00And Bixby got whacked and dumped in a ditch...
(...And Bixby got whacked and dumped in a ditch...<br /><br /><br />(Really, Samsung, that thing was annoying enough, why did you have to name it after a respected actor who died too young?)Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-78307428753096780042018-02-04T17:11:55.849-05:002018-02-04T17:11:55.849-05:00LOL.
And it will be a cold day when one of these ...LOL.<br /><br />And it will be a cold day when one of these gets installed at Castle Borepatch. I don't have any confidence in the security of the system/back-end, and I have *NO* confidence in the privacy of any of the data.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-17507557956596243742018-02-04T16:42:09.540-05:002018-02-04T16:42:09.540-05:00No wonder. When I went to figure out what a Cortan...No wonder. When I went to figure out what a Cortana was, I had multiple TL;DR flashes strung one right after another. I didn't like [like is such a soft word] that paperclip when it was first introducted (sic) into the universe, and I've not yet changed my mind.<br />Rich in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761774286521918562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-28934346350942812072018-02-04T16:09:31.979-05:002018-02-04T16:09:31.979-05:00And every day she conscientiously uploads everythi...And every day she conscientiously uploads everything she's collected to her employer. Do you know if the Alexa far field technology, enabling it to listen to every room in the house, is supposed to be a hardware or software upgrade, or both?<br /><br />It doesn't really mean very much to point that out; I'm writing this on a laptop connected to the Internet, after all. Monty Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345955059346475121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-78109793299264645302018-02-04T15:40:35.241-05:002018-02-04T15:40:35.241-05:00Your Cortana is spot-on.Your Cortana is spot-on.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67411512126842891452018-02-04T14:43:16.062-05:002018-02-04T14:43:16.062-05:00We have Alexas in the kitchen and office, where th...We have Alexas in the kitchen and office, where they can't listen to TV or get up to much harm.<br />Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-71012569436710448122018-02-04T11:30:56.155-05:002018-02-04T11:30:56.155-05:00Which one do you use? I have "none of the abo...Which one do you use? I have "none of the above" in my home.<br /><br />MerleMerlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351769452837850427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-86856693680323925622018-02-04T11:15:01.342-05:002018-02-04T11:15:01.342-05:00Lol.... YupLol.... YupCarteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.com