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		MichaelCollins on Nov 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon Alexa is on pace to lose $10B this year They could easily push custom firmware to "persons of interest" (ever criticize your government?) and nobody would ever know.

OriginalPenguin on Nov 22, 2022 | [–]

Yes. But that's also true of laptops, tablets, cell phones and lots of other items in our houses.

jonathankoren on Nov 22, 2022 | | [–]

And that's why computers used in classified areas have their cameras and microphones physically disabled.

gscott on Nov 22, 2022 | [–]

This has been done with cars with the inbuilt microphone for onstar.

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