Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant can be controlled by inaudible commands
https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/10/siri-alexa-and-google-assistant-can-be-controlled-by-inaudible-commands/
All three of the digital assistant makers are apparently
already aware of the vulnerability, though they were vague in
explaining existing mitigations. Amazon claims to have taken
unspecified steps to ensure Echo is secure, Google said that
Assistant has features to mitigate undetectable commands, and
Apple said that its devices have precautions and limitations
precluding certain of the commands. It's unclear whether
subsonic audio filtering alone will be enough to address the
issue, but it's quite possible that a simple software patch
will be enough to remove the risks.
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