Posted on 01/10/2019 8:03:06 PM PST by BenLurkin
We have two. The batteries barely charge, and run down quickly. The response time is often 2 to 4 minutes late, and of little value. We were just discussing getting something else. Ring is a useless toy.
Amazon Echo: the sound of your voice being played as entertainment at Amazon's data center.
An internet camera knows who is at home and when.
Gangs use such information to repeatedly burglarize your home.
If Amazon does not directly sell this private information, some enterprising people at Amazon will sell such info to gangs. HALF of of all security crime is INSIDER.
People want to make a buck.
Thanks for your opinion. I’m not techie at all but I agree.
I won a Smart speaker at a work function and haven’t even opened the box. No desire.
Craigslist here I come.
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