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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 May 2018

    zeynep tufekci Retweeted Tiffany C. Li

    I still find it hard to believe we put more listening devices into our homes willingly. The phone is bad enough, somewhat hard to avoid. How do we willingly dot our homes with more of them?https://twitter.com/tiffanycli/status/999668015498256385 …

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    Tiffany C. LiVerified account @tiffanycli
    Amazon Alexa secretly recorded private conversations and sent the recordings to random contacts - all without notifying users. 😱 https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending-now/amazon-alexa-recorded-private-conversation-sent-it-to-random-contact-woman-says/755720160 … ht @sapna
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      2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 May 2018

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted Meghann Farnsworth

        wheeeehttps://twitter.com/mtfarnsworth/status/999765110334746624 …

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        Meghann FarnsworthVerified account @mtfarnsworth
        1. Couple has private conversation in their home. 2. Their Amazon Echo records it without them knowing. 3. The Echo sends the audio to their acquaintance in another state. Here's the explanation Amazon gave to @Recode about why this happened. https://www.recode.net/2018/5/24/17391480/amazon-alexa-woman-secret-recording-echo-explanation … pic.twitter.com/eF0nC6PymI
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      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 24 May 2018

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted Kelly Murphy Curtis

        😱😱😱https://twitter.com/kam5curtis/status/999756764538114048 …

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        Kelly Murphy Curtis @kam5curtis
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        Lennar Homes building all new with Alexa installed http://fortune.com/2018/05/09/amazon-alexa-lennar/ …
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      2. JustAnotherTwit‏ @sounddude18 24 May 2018
        Replying to @zeynep

        Same here. And for what? That is play music? To tell us the weather? To add things to a shopping list? 🙄

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      3. JustAnotherTwit‏ @sounddude18 24 May 2018
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        *To play music

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      1. Fularsız Entellik  🐵 Immanuel Tolstoyevski‏ @imTolstoyevski 24 May 2018
        Replying to @zeynep

        Old and lonely people need someone to "talk to". That's a fundamental need that trumps privacy concerns. For everyone else though, the added convenience by Alexa is just too little.

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      1. Patrick Heemstra‏ @patrick23dingen 24 May 2018
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        "It is soooo convenient..."

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      1. Dr. Michael Mulick, DO‏ @MichaelMulickDO 24 May 2018
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        Well said. And people actually pay for these devices. Quietly disconnecting and being present with your loved ones is been proven to increase happiness. The listening box just allows for better manipulation of and making money off the masses.

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      1. Karl Heinz Häsliprinz‏ @KarlHeinzHasliP 24 May 2018
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        I kind of want an Alexa-Like device that is under perfect user control... She could do all kinds of fun things... If she was VERY trustworthy that is, and if I got to change her persona into a rabbit with a crown.

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      1. Erick Dahan‏ @erickdahan 24 May 2018
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        It’s the slow process of this insanity becoming normal.... I know a few InfoSec peeps who have these at home and I don’t get it.

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      2. Myles Weber‏ @AppianCIO 24 May 2018
        Replying to @zeynep @tiffanycli

        Convenience often trumps security. Early iphones were way less secure than blackberry. Electronic devices inside cars for toll collection. Use of cookies on web. "keep me signed in" functionality. Many, many examples.

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      3. Norman (((go 💉  💉 💉 or stay home))) Wilson Ⓜ️‏ @oclsc 24 May 2018
        Replying to @AppianCIO @zeynep @tiffanycli

        Convenience is far more important than safety. Ask any motorist, and many cyclists and pedestrians.

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