“When people use Alexa to play games or seek information, they often think they’re interacting only with Amazon,” says Anupam DasY of NCSU. “But a lot of the applications they are interacting with were created by third parties, and we’ve identified several flaws in the current vetting process that could allow those third parties to gain access to users’ personal or private information.”
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Did someone invite a spy into your home over the holidays? Maybe so, if a friend or family member gave you a voice-controlled speaker or some other smart device.
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Ever wonder how much energy is consumed by the almost 100 million new smart speakers installed in America’s homes, such as the Amazon Echo and the video-streaming devices hooked up to our televisions? There’s good news and bad news, according to a new study.
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Alexa or another smart speaker can hear you as users well know – but did you know they can hear your breathing and perhaps detect a heart attack?
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Advocates for children say the kids’ version of Amazon’s Alexa won’t forget what children tell it, even after parents try to delete the conversations. For that and other alleged privacy flaws they found while testing the service, they’re now asking the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday to investigate whether it violates children’s privacy laws.
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Smart speakers are still largely used for simple tasks, like checking the weather or listening to the news. But marketers want to be ready for the future, particularly as the voice assistants that power speakers are built into products like appliances and TVs.
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Innovations in technology make it easier and easier for us to spend less time on the hum drum routine tasks of life. Why waste our precious time buying toilet paper and laundry detergent? Auto-replenishment is the latest in smart home technology and has evolved quickly over the past few years.
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The team talks to WRAL TechWire editor Rick Smith about a recent rumor that Amazon is eyeing downtown Raleigh for HQ2 and what that means for a changing skyline, and if both Apple and Amazon coming to the Triangle is still on the table.
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Two lawmakers are raising concerns about the latest version of Amazon’s Echo smart speaker, which is designed especially for kids.
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