Amazon’s blockbuster Alexa event made ZERO mention of privacy concerns — If they do not care, have you given up on the idea of privacy?
How secure is my data? By Jason Del Rey on Sep 20 Amazon announced new products, including an Alexa-powered microwave, at an event in Seattle on September 20, 2018. Stephen Brashear / Getty A top Amazon executive spent more than 80 minutes at a press event on Thursday unveiling a dizzying array of new voice-powered products, including everything from an Alexa-powered microwave to a portable Alexa gadget to use in your car.But while Amazon seemingly discussed every conceivable way to embed its voice assistant more deeply into our daily lives, it did not utter a word about the potential privacy risks that these burgeoning human-robot relationships pose. And maybe, just maybe, that’s because most consumers have given up on the idea of privacy in our times but we have seen too many accidents because of leaking or being hacked — You can choose to use anonymous decentralized Cuckoo or believe that the risk-reward balance of technologies like Alexa tilt in the direct...