ᐅ Alexa and Other Home Automation Systems – Pros and Cons

Created on: 22 Oct 2018 14:33
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Alexa, only over my dead body—this house will remain largely free of technology
11ant23 Oct 2018 22:29
Steffen80 schrieb:
It’s not about saving energy but about peace and quiet.

But in this case, it’s peace and quiet paid for by extra energy consumption.
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Steffen80
23 Oct 2018 22:51
Oh man... what qualifies you to claim that you are right and I am wrong?

Do you work at Amazon? Did you help develop Alexa? Do you know the code? Have you logged and analyzed the TCP/IP traffic?

Or did you just get your knowledge from TV? Sorry... here are a few basics:

[link vom Admin entfernt]
(Exploring the Amazon Echo Dot, Part 1: Intercepting)
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ypg
23 Oct 2018 22:59
Steffen80 schrieb:
Do you work at Amazon? H

No, at the police. There are, among other things, network details that are not just insider information (otherwise I wouldn’t share them).
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Steffen80
24 Oct 2018 10:19
ypg schrieb:
No, at the police. There is network information there that is not just insider knowledge (otherwise, I wouldn’t share it)

And the German police somehow have access to the crypto algorithms of US Amazon? Come on... I’m laughing so hard I might fall off my chair. The German police* are not even capable of effectively “controlling” the dark net or limiting drug trafficking on it. Media splashy operations like those against Silk Road don’t change that. If you want facts about Alexa’s behavior (keyword: reverse engineering), you should contact well-known hacking groups.

Regards, Steffen

* No offense, I am a supporter of the police. I even have family members working in law enforcement, including investigative services.
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Steffen80
24 Oct 2018 10:24
PS: Let’s assume the police were able to sniff and analyze Alexa’s traffic and then discovered that Alexa was sending recorded information (WITHOUT activation through a wake word) to its servers... there should be a huge outcry and appropriate action. After all, we have laws. Otherwise, the police would be complicit. Since that doesn’t happen, this alone proves: either the police CANNOT do it OR Amazon does not do it. I am convinced of both.
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ypg
24 Oct 2018 11:14
Where does Amazon have its servers located? You can usually think normally!
When someone is mistaken and their devices, which they thought were great, turn out not to be so great, you become very emotional.
Please continue on your own here. The topic is drifting too far off.