The leaks coming out from Wikileaks over the last couple of months has been amazing. All this stuff that security people have theorized about is not only real, but in wide application, often with vendor complacence if not out and out cooperation.
Do you have a Samsung TV built in the last 5 years or so? The USG has turned _that_ into a permanent listening device, even in "off" mode.
Much better target than the Echo, which people already know is a microphone that streams out a live feed of audio from their room, and may unplug if they're feeling paranoid.
I wonder if something like Sense [0] could help ensure that an "off" device is really off.
Do you have a Samsung TV built in the last 5 years or so? The USG has turned _that_ into a permanent listening device, even in "off" mode.
Much better target than the Echo, which people already know is a microphone that streams out a live feed of audio from their room, and may unplug if they're feeling paranoid.
I wonder if something like Sense [0] could help ensure that an "off" device is really off.
[0] https://sense.com/