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04/06/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Amazon patent admits it will listen in real-time for “trigger words” that could get you arrested and imprisoned

An Amazon patent, filed in June 12, 2017, reveals a massive conspiracy to spy on you using a “voice sniffer algorithm.” If approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, this artificial intelligence can be embedded inside Amazon devices, including the Amazon Alexa. The “voice sniffer algorithm” would take advantage of the microphones already built […]

02/21/2018 / By Zoey Sky

That didn’t take long: Children who use smart assistants like Alexa and Siri are foregoing manners altogether

While earlier generations didn’t grow up with smart assistants that made everyday life easier, kids today can simply command Amazon Alexa or Apple’s Siri to answer various questions. But this convenience comes at a cost, and these smart assistants “are causing young people today to forget their manners when talking to other people.” Childwise, a “leading […]

12/30/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Opinionated security risk: Alexa is a feminist supporter of BLM, demonstrating Amazon’s political bias

Do you shop at Whole Foods Market? Or enjoy two-day shipping with Amazon Prime? If you answered yes to either (or both) of these questions, then you’re also an inadvertent supporter of man-hating feminism and the white-hating domestic terrorist group Black Lives Matter (BLM). How is all of this related, you might be asking yourself? […]

11/30/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Amazon’s ALEXA is a pseudoscience quack: Declares gender is a “spectrum”

Having an always-listening, always-connected spy device like Amazon’s Alexa in your home that creates grocery lists, conducts internet searches, and even turns on and off lights just by speaking at it might seem cool to “techies” who are willing to sacrifice their privacy in exchange for the illusion of convenience. But these creepy wire-tap devices […]

07/29/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Amazon may allow software developers to read your private Alexa transcripts

Could you imagine living in a country that made technological advancements that weren’t at the expense of your individual right to privacy? What would it be like if the Fourth Amendment was actually respected, and each new idea for an invention started off with the simple question, “Is this going to infringe on the privacy […]

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