Amazon devices RECORD your private conversations and surreptitiously send
them to others
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 by:
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In yet another example of how technology can at times work against our
best interests, a family in Portland felt compelled to contact Amazon
recently after
a
private conversation was recorded
by the voice-controlled smart speaker “Alexa” and subsequently sent out to
a random person living in Seattle.
“My husband and I would joke and say I’d bet these devices are listening
to what we’re saying,” explained Danielle, who did not want her last name
disclosed.
She went on to describe an alarming phone call that she received from one
of her husband’s employees in Seattle, who told her to “unplug your Alexa
devices
right now” because “you’re being hacked.”
“We unplugged all of them and he proceeded to tell us he had received
audio files of recordings from inside our house,” Danielle said. “At
first, my husband
was, like, ‘no you didn’t!’ And the (recipient of the message) said ‘You
sat there talking about hardwood floors.’ And we said, ‘oh gosh, you
really did
hear us.’”
Danielle said that she felt that her privacy had been invaded, and that
she’s no longer going to be using the Amazon Alexa device because she
simply can’t
trust it any more. (Related:
Amazon has quietly decided to start photographing your home each time they
make a delivery.)
When the local news station KIRO 7 reached out to Amazon for a response,
the e-commerce giant issued the following statement: “Amazon takes privacy
very
seriously. We investigated what happened and determined this was an
extremely rare occurrence. We are taking steps to avoid this from
happening in the
future.” (Related:
A new Amazon patent admits that it will listen in real-time for “trigger
words” that could get you arrested and imprisoned.)
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Experts have warned of this possibility
Truthfully, stories similar to this one about the Amazon Alexa listening
in on private conversations aren’t that rare; as a matter of fact, they
seem to
be becoming increasingly common. Worse still, these recorded conversations
could potentially end up in the wrong hands.
Last June, a security expert
issued a dire warning
to users of electronic assistants like the Amazon Alexa and the Google
Echo, explaining that these devices could be hacked by criminals and used
to steal
important and personal information.
According to cybersecurity expert Dr. Jason Nurse, even though the
electronic assistant devices put out by Amazon all have an “activation”
word (“hey Alexa,”
for example), hackers could potentially find a way to make it so that
these devices are listening in on your
private conversations
around the clock. Once that is accomplished, all it would take is a quick
sentence or two about your banking information – perhaps as you talk on
the
phone with your financial advisor, for example – and the hacker could do a
tremendous amount of damage to your livelihood and peace of mind.
In order to test if a security breach like this was truly possible, a
team of researchers
at the security firm Checkmarx began fiddling with the Amazon Alexa to see
how easy it would be for a hacker to hack in. After just a few clever
manipulations,
they were able to achieve their goal, thus proving that the warning made
by Dr. Jason Nurse last June is entirely legitimate.
It would be wrong to say that devices like the Amazon Alexa and similar
electronic assistants are entirely bad in nature. Indeed, they do make
life much
more convenient and come with a number of neat features. However, if the
future is going to include advanced technology like this, then companies
like
Amazon are going to have to work harder than ever to ensure that the
privacy and safety of their customers is not compromised. Read
PrivacyWatch.news
for more coverage.
Sources include:
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