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[-] geekworking@lemmy.world 371 points 1 year ago

Or maybe you don't install a data mining spy device in the office?

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 year ago

Is it any different than speaking in front of your smartphone?

I don't own an echo or Google whatever but I've definitely mentioned things and then got ads for that thing within the hour/day. Like cat litter when I don't even own a cat, just mentioned it once for cleaning up spills.

[-] Seudo@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

More likely there's a bunch of data points it can use. Coming within BT range of someone who does have a cat for example. Otherwise all the major smart phone companies would need to be in collision to keep the secret because the battery drain would be so blatant of it was recording, processing, transfering etc.

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[-] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I don't have a smoking gun for Google advertising based on conversation, but I mentioned in an email (Gmail) that someone I know was going to the Calgary Stampede, and Google Ads flogged Stetson cowboy hats and the Stampede for weeks after that. It was so conspicuous because normally it's just, "hot singles in your area", "hot Christian singles in your area?" maybe, "hot Christian moms in your area?" Nowadays it's like, "grannies near you want to fuck." FML.

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[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

So keep cell phone in lockers, no smart TVs, and no Alexa or similar devices.

[-] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Someone should invent the pocket microwave

[-] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 1 year ago

They can call it the hot pocket

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[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 125 points 1 year ago

If the patient's name is Alexa, you're gonna have a bad time

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 111 points 1 year ago

If this is a medical facility, I'd never trust them ever again if I saw an echo there.

[-] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 1 year ago

Dentist office I went to has a private room with an Echo, they use it to switch playlists without having to touch anything, I guess. Figure they didn't really think it through....

But yeah I was a bit uncomfortable with that. Not that anything private was discussed, I simply had a cavity filled. They're excellent dentists tho, best I've ever seen, so I won't be going elsewhere.

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 22 points 1 year ago

Maybe mention the potential privacy issue if they're still using echo on your next visit. They might've not aware of it.

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[-] sebinspace@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Yeah, don’t go looking too hard whenever you’re in a hospital or anything. The number of vulnerabilities I can spot with as little infosec knowledge I have is deeply concerning

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[-] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 103 points 1 year ago

You're all missing the real kicker here - this sign is only here for the HIPAA auditor. Everyone knows that no one is actually going to mute the thing.

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

Also muting it probably doesn't stop it listening, it just stops its response.

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[-] Devouring@lemmy.world 91 points 1 year ago

It's fascinating how people know that these devices break their privacy, yet they keep using them.

[-] utopiah@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago

Convenience is one of the most addictive drugs.

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[-] MrFlamey@lemmy.world 73 points 1 year ago

Why do they even have an Amazon echo if they know it's a fucking security risk? If you need a speaker, just get a speaker, not one a spyker (sorry, that was shite)

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[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago

Maybe just don’t have any big tech surveillance devices in the hospital/clinic/whatever.

[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago

Friendly reminder to pause your bleeple before you buttlebode your over-driver. You do not want (CCF) cloud confederation forces to scuttle your bodes.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago
[-] Syd@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

May his noodly appendage touch you.

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[-] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 53 points 1 year ago

But Jeff Benzos is the biggest pharamcist in the world now, so it's fine

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[-] Kevnyon@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

Shit like this is why I got a dumb speaker. It just plays audio, it doesn't have a battery (meaning that unplugged = zero power), it doesn't have wifi, it doesn't have an assistant, it just plays the music I ask it to play via Bluetooth.

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[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 43 points 1 year ago

And by muted they mean pull the plug

[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

And by pull the plug I mean smash it with a fucking hammer

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[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago

~~muted~~ thrown in the trash where it belongs

[-] CyberDine@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

I hate it when acronyms aren't clearly defined... PHI stands for Protected Health Information.

[-] Bgugi@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

This is almost certainly in a provider setting, in which all covered employees will have received extensive training detailing what "PHI" stands for.

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[-] PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

IoT and smart device security only means your data is protected from unauthorized access. It's up to the manufacturer, not the user to decide who can get in.

[-] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Remember that S in IoT stands for Security!

[-] RealWarrenBuffett@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

We're living in a dystopian future...

[-] greenmarty@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Big brother is listening...

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