Do you feel comfortable having always listening devices in your home?

[Lil devils x_v1legacy]

Maybe I am just paranoid. I unplug my cam from my desktop when not using it, have my camera covered on my tablet with electrical tape and refused to buy the always on Kinect when it came out. I can't imagine having a device like Alexa in my home without feeling like I am under constant surveillance. We have people intercepting our cell calls and texts as it is, hacking our baby monitors, why would anyone think that wouldn't be happening to every other device we bring in to our homes? Sure some people may not be bothered by the idea of someone watching them sit in their undies on the couch or listening in on their intimate conversations but to me the whole idea that they could be creeps me out to the point that I don't want any device in my home capable of such. But then again, I am also paranoid of such that I go through the trouble to remove the batteries from things or put them into boxes just be sure they can't.

How do you feel about always listening devices in your home or on your person? For me, at work that would be illegal due to confidentiality requirements, at home it is just too creepy for me to take chances. Things like Alexa seem unimaginable to actually use to me tbh.

 

[Saelune]

Nope. I will never get one of those. I didn't even feel comfortable with a Kinect.

Technology advances faster than the law, and the law is reactive not proactive. 2001 is becoming a modern horror movie.

 

[Majestic Manatee_v1legacy]

It isn't paranoia, it's a healthy measure of distrust.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/11/google-home-assistant-listen-recordings-users-privacy
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/11/amazon-staff-listen-to-customers-alexa-recordings-report-says

We can't put our faith into large corporations with access to so much of our daily lives and the vast profit made out of personal data being sold on to numerous questionable means. I avoid using or sharing so much due to this. It is sad that the reality of the magical technology science fiction predicted for us is unwilling to let us use it without signing our privacy away. I imagine if hover cars were to be produced into the mainstream, it wouldn't be without a mandatory internet connection that tracks and records your every move.

 

[Worgen]

Nah, not a fan of them. The tech isn't there for them to be perfect and I dislike being spyed upon for fun and profit.

 

[Marik2]

Maybe I am just paranoid. I unplug my cam from my desktop when not using it, have my camera covered on my tablet with electrical tape and refused to buy the always on Kinect when it came out. I can't imagine having a device like Alexa in my home without feeling like I am under constant surveillance. We have people intercepting our cell calls and texts as it is, hacking our baby monitors, why would anyone think that wouldn't be happening to every other device we bring in to our homes? Sure some people may not be bothered by the idea of someone watching them sit in their undies on the couch or listening in on their intimate conversations but to me the whole idea that they could be creeps me out to the point that I don't want any device in my home capable of such. But then again, I am also paranoid of such that I go through the trouble to remove the batteries from things or put them into boxes just be sure they can't.

How do you feel about always listening devices in your home or on your person? For me, at work that would be illegal due to confidentiality requirements, at home it is just too creepy for me to take chances. Things like Alexa seem unimaginable to actually use to me tbh.

You're not wrong, and I think alexa and google home are pointless to have if you have a smartphone to look everything up.

 

[CyanCat47_v1legacy]

the inbuilt webcam on my computer is probably watching me, but since i don't masturbate, all it can really film is some guy sitting in front of a screen occasionally drinking excessive ammounts of diet coke. The NSA agent watching me is probably bored to tears

 

[Baffle]

I don't want them to know what I think about this.

 

[Marik2]

A couple of years ago, samsung tvs were spying and listening on people. People should just cover their electronics and unplug them.

 

[Lil devils x_v1legacy]

A couple of years ago, samsung tvs were spying and listening on people. People should just cover their electronics and unplug them.

Put everything in a sound proof box.
https://soundproofcentral.com/soundproof-cardboard-box/

I don't want them to know what I think about this.

XD!

 

[Leg End]

Not even close and I unplug/disable anything that might have the chance to stare at me or listen to my crazed rantings. It becomes a bit of an issue with smartphones, however...

 

[twistedmic]

I would never SAY that I was uncomfortable with always listening devices in my home, especially around any device that might be listening.
Seriously though, I don't fully trust always listening devices nor do I fully trust anything close to AI. I've seen enough sci-fi to know AI or any cybernetic/artificial lifeforms never end well.

 

[Satinavian]

I avoid such devices. Way too high a risk of abuse.

 

[bluegate]

If they looked like Kara from Detroit Become Human then I might be OK with them ( Yup, I can be that shallow ), as it stands now, I have no need for such devices.

 

[Neurotic Void Melody]

Never! Every functionality that isn't absolutely necessary is turned off or disabled where possible. Mostly to spite those trying to profit off my worthless existence data, but also to conceal my illegal behaviours and dubious topics of conversation. My phone keeps trying to activate the google assistant on average about twice a day without any prompting, and it gets promptly beaten back down like a relentlessly nosey whack-a-mole.

 

[Saelune]

Who knew that fearing technology was the thing we'd all agree on?

 

[Thaluikhain]

Nope. I don't cover my camera or microphone, but I do avoid things that like monitoring me.

 

[Drathnoxis]

Definitely not. They are of dubious usefulness as it is. I can get up and flip a light switch myself, I don't need to spend $300 for Google to save me the 2 seconds of effort and also sell all my conversations to advertisers.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

About half a year ago, I won an Amazon Echo Dot in an office raffle.

I gave it back.

 

[Fieldy409_v1legacy]

Yeah I don't care. They only want to know what I buy for marketing research they don't give a shit about my deepest darkest secrets. It's not scary to me if they want to find out I like big Macs over KFC

 

[Catfood220]

the inbuilt webcam on my computer is probably watching me, but since i don't masturbate, all it can really film is some guy sitting in front of a screen occasionally drinking excessive ammounts of diet coke. The NSA agent watching me is probably bored to tears

I do and I am usually naked when using my laptop. The person watching me is either extremely nauseous all the time or maybe even slightly turned on.

Anyway, I don't have or want one of these listening devices in my home. The fact that I can just look at something on Amazon and then get adverts for that product for about two weeks afterwards, it doesn't fill me full of hope for using one of those Amazon devices.