Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person
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#2Does Amazon keep the raw recordings for GDPR compliance reasons?
It seems to me keeping them just creates liability? (Yes data analysis for targeting and such would be valuable, but those can be done with, say transcripts instead of the raw recordings)
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#3>"Using these files, it was fairly easy to identify the person involved and his female companion; weather queries, first names, and even someone’s last name enabled us to quickly zero in on his circle of friends,” according to the report. “Public data from Facebook and Twitter rounded out the picture.”
Please keep in mind the next time you or a friend says "well, what do I care if Amazon knows when I ask to turn the heat up".
I read about a cool Echo Dot hardware hack where it was made into an old phone with mute on the speaker and microphone until picked up. As a tech people it boggles my mind that other tech people accept an always on microphone in their homes. I truly don't get it!
Re: Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person
#4Does Amazon keep the raw recordings for GDPR compliance reasons? It seems to me keeping them just creates liability? (Yes data analysis for targeting and such would be valuable, but those can be done with, say transcripts instead of the raw recordings)
The actual recordings are the most valuable data for modeling purposes so I actually assume they try to store it to improve the system
Re: Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person
#5Does Amazon keep the raw recordings for GDPR compliance reasons? It seems to me keeping them just creates liability? (Yes data analysis for targeting and such would be valuable, but those can be done with, say transcripts instead of the raw recordings)
The actual recordings are the most valuable data for modeling purposes so I actually assume they try to store it to improve the system
that makes sense. though I wonder if for training purposes they can simply remove the user identifier. (like anonymizing them for instance)
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#6> "Using these files, it was fairly easy to identify the person involved and his female companion; weather queries, first names, and even someone’s last name enabled us to quickly zero in on his circle of friends,” according to the report. “Public data from Facebook and Twitter rounded out the picture.” Please keep in mind the next time you or a friend says "well, what do I care if Amazon knows when I ask to turn the…
Speaking of phones, aren't most people's smartphones already "an always on microphone in their homes"?
Re: Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person
#7> "Using these files, it was fairly easy to identify the person involved and his female companion; weather queries, first names, and even someone’s last name enabled us to quickly zero in on his circle of friends,” according to the report. “Public data from Facebook and Twitter rounded out the picture.” Please keep in mind the next time you or a friend says "well, what do I care if Amazon knows when I ask to turn the…
Speaking of phones, aren't most people's smartphones already "an always on microphone in their homes"?
and gps and video camera and still camera and network sniffer
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#8I don’t understand how this problem of “human error” happened at a company like Amazon/AWS. Perhaps requests for Alexa info are rare enough that the internal interface for servicing such requests isn’t fully automated. But I’d be shocked if the process involved someone (low-level data entry person, or engineer) manually typing in a customer ID number.
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#9Does this qualify as a GDPR violation?
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#10> "Using these files, it was fairly easy to identify the person involved and his female companion; weather queries, first names, and even someone’s last name enabled us to quickly zero in on his circle of friends,” according to the report. “Public data from Facebook and Twitter rounded out the picture.” Please keep in mind the next time you or a friend says "well, what do I care if Amazon knows when I ask to turn the…
I visited an AirBnB property that had a Dot in the lounge room. I got strange looks from my fellow guests as I unplugged it.
The best way to avoid this information from leaking out to the whole world is to NOT UPLOAD IT IN THE FIRST DAMN PLACE.
I honestly don't care how many pinky-promises Amazon, Apple or Google make -- until there are business-destroying fines akin to HIPAA on steroids for everything these services hold, I'll wait this tech revolution out, thanks.