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No thanks. Not too thrilled to open up the house to hackers and surveillance.
1 posted on 08/08/2016 9:48:33 AM PDT by C19fan
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Star Trek? I was thinking more along the lines of Back to the Future II.


2 posted on 08/08/2016 9:56:02 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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My 91 yo father needs all the help he can get. Mostly with the Rage Against the Phone Machine where he seems now incapable of operating it. So please Alexa, add phone answering and there will be some peace in his house.

And then if she can drive him to the hardware store that would be gravy. THAT is a scary Mr. Magoo episode each time.

3 posted on 08/08/2016 9:56:44 AM PDT by corkoman
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“No thanks. Not too thrilled to open up the house to hackers and surveillance.” and worse.

Two years ago we got new AC’s and heaters for our home, and our contractor recommended the Nest for the area we spend most of our time. He said never to connect it to our wife, or we would be inviting thugs/thieves and worse into our home re controlling its temps and knowing when we were not home.

He apparently had some drive by wifi thugs get control of the Nests in two house he had refabbed. They caused all sorts of problems from turning on the heat or ac when not needed.


4 posted on 08/08/2016 9:57:29 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ((My passion for freedom is stronger than that of Democrats whose obsession is to enslave me.))
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As we get more and more automated stuff in our homes centralized control gets to be a better and better idea. I spent 20 minutes yesterday trying to find the control for our irrigation system, nondescript grey boxes are everywhere. Of course that centralized control needs to be done competently.


8 posted on 08/08/2016 10:06:23 AM PDT by discostu (If you need to load or unload go to the white zone, you'll love it, it's a way of life)
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Correct...this is a perfect way to setup a home infiltration.
Plus, since you are pass the router, you have access to anything on the WiFi.


10 posted on 08/08/2016 10:10:37 AM PDT by Zathras
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Hmmm, does it come with photon torpedoes and phasers?


11 posted on 08/08/2016 10:11:34 AM PDT by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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It’s an Imperial Spy Drone.

They always try to sell BIG BROTHER STUFF aS good thing why they spy on you.


12 posted on 08/08/2016 10:14:07 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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Ping me when it can handle commands like “Echo, electrocute that burglar”.


17 posted on 08/08/2016 10:37:03 AM PDT by Boogieman
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I love my Echo. It keeps me company when I’m home alone- it will randomly say, “Sorry, I did not understand the question....” In all seriousness, I do like it but use it mainly for music and turning on lights.


24 posted on 08/08/2016 1:34:16 PM PDT by pops88 (Geek chick standing with Breitbart for truth)
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