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That's to expected when you remove the watchdogs. It will also signal to the rest of the world to be careful with US tech and data-storage when it comes to privacy and safety. Bad for trust in US businesses. #saveTheUS and #stopTheMadness

This seems ripe for a class action suit from disabled people who use these as assistive devices. They shouldn't have to pay a monthly fee to protect their privacy.

Ok. Then I will get another smart thing.

Going to dig out my parents' abandoned unit and start reading antifa 00's rock lyrics at it.

People are going to begin “opting out” of purchasing or using Big Brother… er… Alexa.

“The idea of a conglomerate being able to listen to personal requests made in your home is, simply, unnerving.” Gee. Ya think?!!!!!!

And that's why I don't use them. It's creepy to have them listening to everything said in my home, and I never trusted where the info was going.

So glad I never bought into that bullshit. It's bad enough that I am forced to buy stuff on Amazon because they drove all of the brick and mortar stores out of business.

Unplugging my 3 Alexa devices.

Not if you don't buy it in the first place as any amazon tech is being thrown out of my house

Just thinking today that it’s time to get rid of the smart plugs and venture over to the local hardware store to buy the old school timers for the 1-2 things Alexa runs inside the house. Glad I never used it much for anything else.

KIMI shut the fuck up !

Phones are bad enough spies, but if you are under 70 and have one of these I question your sanity.

Jeff Bezos will be joining Zuckerberg & Musk…spying on Americans to keep their billions & controlling the population…what could possibly go wrong?

A relative gave us one for Christmas last year and I just kept unplugging it till hubby eventually gave in and we stashed it in a closet🙂

I don’t allow any Alexa type device in my house and you would be wise to get rid of it if you do. Especially if your views aren’t acceptable to the current regime.

DUMP Amazon. American consumers we have the power. If we unite and send a clear message to these MAGA billionaires they will wake the hell up. Look what a Tesla boycott did.

EU says hello. 🤣

I was hoping to come to this and see some alternatives, but it is mostly "you're a moron for ever using one". These are actually useful for voice home automation. Of course I don't want all my info sent to Amazon, so I'll find a source of new options that doesn't call me an idiot in the process.

May you always be ABLE to get out of the chair whenever you want to!

I can’t access the article, are the voice recordings after using the wake word for the usual set period of time?

Me thinks the folks at Amazon are big fat liars. Alexa must die.

One reason I do not own anything with an Alexa/Echo feature. Second- is it really that hard to look up facts? On a site where facts are checked ?

My thoughts exactly

You can opt out. Unplug it.

Even local commands like "Alex, turn on the lights" will be routed through Amazon's cloud. Amazon is going to know a lot more about users because of this. #noprivacy

My new morning routine: “Alexa, why is Jeff Bezos such a fucking asshole? “Alexa, say ‘Jeff Bezos is a total fuckwad’” “Alexa, ….”

Home assistant now makes a voice control device. www.home-assistant.io/voice-pe/ Can be run entirely locally.

Yeah, And that mute button is so pointless anyway. You have to walk over to it when you want to use it... Just unplug it? Personally, I'm not fussed - if my inane conversations/groaning taken completely out of context help make the World a better place, go for it... If it's just about money, pay me

#yikes I turned off voice recognition years ago and it still replies sometimes when I’m in another room. Time to get a new Bluetooth speaker!

if you think they were not sending the data until now I have a bridge to sell

I knew there was a reason I didn't have one of those little assistant...

Yep... all the data on AWS is freely accessible to the DOJ, too

for timers & weather alerts, yes. Or don't you know how to work your phone?

Had to see this coming

Yeah no.

Get away from all things Amazon now.

bsky.app/profile/huma...

I think the friend would have standing to sue you or Amazon since they were recorded without permission- but that’s still a huge legal mess.

excellent point; it ought to.

This is standard "bait and switch" fare from corporate America. I wonder why consumers keep falling for it. They wait until your entire life (appliances, security systems, TV, lights, toilets, garden sprinklers) are connected, then change the rules knowing it's not cost effective to switch back.

somebody has their brain in backward, either whoever decided to do this or whoever buys an Alexa after it

Stop using that Crap! And use a secure messaging and voice platform so they can't steal your privacy/information! My wife & I use Signal. 😉

I'm so glad I banned these from our house despite my eldest daughter's pleas.

You sure as hell can opt out. ♻️

I don't own an Alexa. I got a google home mini for christmas 2 years ago, and its still in the box. Where it will remain.

Aha—but I can unplug…and throw in the trash can.

It’s easy to opt out, if you never bought them. Otherwise, unplugging them is an option, as is recycling them as unwanted electronic devices.

Dump em

Yes you can. Don’t use it

The US DOJ (& probs the whole alphabet soup) already had warrantless access to whatever's stored on AWS servers, anyways. That's why EU courts slapped them with a record-high fine.

📌

I turned that s#4t off during the boycott and this sure as hell will keep me from turning it back on.

I have three of them. I’ll be telling Alexa daily to eff off & that Bezos is an a-hole.

Another reason not to allow Amazon into your house, either by Prime, Shopping, or Alexa!

I “opted out” of Alexa years ago.

A digital spy… in a new dictatorship like the US… made by a regime supporting company. What could possibly go wrong?

Nope

The Life of Others is a good movie about an East German spy. Modern spies are algorithm without a conscience.

if you use Alexa, i mean, why, you can learn to type its easy, but also, maybe its time to stop

Boycott Bezos

Please disconnect now! Of you will be targeted. Just a warning.

You can always opt out 🔨.

Opt out by throwing it out folks, unplug from this hellscape.

I declare March 28th to be National Smash Your Echo Day

Ah I was wondering when I’d get around to ditching Alexa, guess it’s March 27

She will never be in my house!

What could go wrong. BTW a French scientist was denied US entry this week due to phone messages critical of DT.

I hope they enjoy the thousands of recordings of me asking for a 10 and 20 minute timer as well as me shouting at it for not being able to give me any fucking coherent answer.

What is new? they already have all the data.

Yes you can. Remove Amazon devices from your home

BOYCOTT AMAZON

Big Brother is listening!

🎯 The naivete of some people makes me gasp.

I don't want to sound conspiratorial but I've never liked those devices in the first place. Not something I'm comfortable being around.

It will get very bored of me saying “play radio &@£” and swearing at it when it plays radio xyz instead.

Fuck Amazon, & fuck Bezos

Just marked Dump Alexa on my calendar

Isn't that a surprise. It is crystal clear! 😎

Fun fact, flash custom firmware to it. Fuck amazon and their shitty practices, but if you already own one, fuckem use your own shit.

bye bye Amazon

Why would they do this? Sounds like Amazon wants more people to boycott.

Don't put a listening device in your home.

@friend-computer.bsky.social

March 28, 1984

baseball bat also works -- messier but maybe more satisfying

@katzigmont.bsky.social fyi

Don’t buy alexa

At your door - Now get out with your hands above your head!

And this is why Alexa stays in a cupboard unused.

@kellikamholz.bsky.social

Stop buying the spies and putting them in your house. These TVs is just as bad.😤

Nope. No Alexa. No Siri. No voice activation in our house.

👍🏽Same

I pretty much assume that they're always listening and recording. Though the fact that they're now admitting they will do so is a tad concerning. Frankly, I'm far more concerned what Musk and his DOGE lackeys are going to do with the info they've gained access to on our government servers.

EXACTLY! But then again, I never understood how anyone could trust Gmail with their privacy either.

it’s so so so dumb

So get rid of Echo 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷‍♀️

I never had an Alexa, cancelled my Amazon account, don’t shop at Whole Foods or Amazon Fresh stores. If the government doesn’t believe Amazon is overreaching, I do.

It reminds me of the promise that your DNA would not be sold if you wanted to know your ancestry…

So—-yet another reason to never use Amazon.

You (don't) gotta give it to them - it was pretty ingenious on their part.

Hey Siri! Kill Alexa! There problem solved.

Can someone tell me how they’ve intergrated this into their life? We had one on each floor 2019-2021 and just never used them. Closest we came was asking it to turn on and off the lights, but using my phone was just easier. We got rid of them and haven’t missed them for a second.

Not if I don't have one.