• RogueBanana@lemmy.zip
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    7 months ago

    I can sort of understand smart TV assuming its an app like Amazon but Alexa? Fucking Alexa buying shit that you simply ask with no visual confirmation? That is undebatable psychopathic behaviour. I heard about asking Alexa to add something to shopping cart like a notepad but never knew it can actually buy things for you.

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      7 months ago

      Alexa is dangerous, too. Friends and I were on discord and a friend of mine uses speakers for his audio. Well, we found out how Alexa could hear us and, the natural next step was for me to shout out “Alexa, order me 100 diaper wipes!” And other fun things and it did it. He was able to shout back to cancel it (I presume from his kitchen or bathroom, it sounded distant). That was fun, haha (and he’s a good sport, he thought it was funny and promptly turned that feature off).

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        7 months ago

        Yeah, one of the setup steps is a recommended option to add a code for purchases. That’s kinda on him.