SMART FAUCETS AND TOILETS USE ALEXA TO LISTEN TO YOUR CONVERSATIONS (Amazon.com technology)

sagaciousnewsnetwork.com ^ | September 17, 2019 | SAGACIOUS NEWS

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(Mass Private I) It is hard to imagine a more intrusive home surveillance device than a faucet or toilet that listens to everyone’s conversations, but that is just what Delta Faucet and Kohler have done.

Delta Faucet’s “Voice IQ” takes advantage of where lots of people like to congregate and turns it into an Alexa eavesdropping center.

“Designed with the understanding that 20 percent of all WiFi-enabled homes are equipped with a connected home device, VoiceIQ Technology pairs with existing devices to dispense the exact amount of water needed, all with a simple voice command.”

Delta lets Alexa decide how much water everyone gets.

“VoiceIQ Technology allows users to easily warm water and turn it on and off with voice activation, lending a hand in an active kitchen space. Consumers can command the faucet to dispense a metered amount of water in various quantities for precise measurement. Additionally, consumers can customize commands to make everyday tasks easier, like filling a coffee pot, a child’s sippy cup, or a dog bowl.”(To learn more about Voice IQ click here.)

What they are really saying is Amazon will now monitor your home and individual water usage.

How is that for Orwellian?

Install Alexa in your kitchen at you own peril:

I cannot tell you how often TV shows like “Buying Hawaii” or “Caribbean Life“ show prospective homeowners discussing how they want to entertain friends and family in their new kitchen.

So despite what Delta’s promotional video says, “the kitchen is not a great place for some hands-free help.”

I mean who in their right mind thinks that Alexa’s “hands free help” does not include moderators listening to your conversations while entertaining?

Delta is also offering Alexa’s “hands free help” to homeowners with older kitchens.

“VoiceIQ Technology will be available summer 2019 as a pre-assembled feature on select Delta Trinsic® pull-down models with Touch2O Technology. For an added level of convenience, a retrofittable module for VoiceIQ Technology will be available to upgrade existing kitchen faucets with Delta Touch2O Technology manufactured after January 1, 2018.”

No thanks, I’m good. I do not want to turn my faucet into an Amazon eavesdropping device.

I mean, what’s next a voice-activated toilet?

Kohler creates a voice-activated toilet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=42&v=Kg34vwnvc0c

 

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[AlaskaErik]

I will never allow any type of eavesdropping device in my home. Anything Alexa can do that I need done can be done from my computer.

[chulaivn66]

Two keyboards all shot to hell.

Field & Stream - Got one for you. Some assembly required. Motorcycle trip, Mexican food. A day later that burning sensation. No first-aid cream, but a tube of Unguentine. Moments later screams coupled with calls for my Mama, a fast run, a complete strip down and a long ice water soak. (Unguentine - Unguentine is an over the counter topical antiseptic ointment produced by Lee Pharmaceuticals. It was originally introduced in 1893 as the first antiseptic surgical dressing ointment, by Norwich Pharmaceuticals who later brought Pepto Bismol to market.)

[dforest]

What happens in the toilet should stay in the toilet! Just who would want to be the Toilet Whisperer?

[rfp1234]

Star date 66542.8

Captain’s Log: Brown.

[rfp1234]

The voice-over, of course, would be by Bill Shatner.

[sheik yerbouty]

Givethem a symphony of flatulence..

[Viking2002]

Unguentine on your bunghole? My God, are you mad??? Back in high school, I was on the cross-country team (you wouldn't believe it if you saw me now). We had what was called Atomic Balm (or Atomic Bomb). It came in big jars. Basically, it was Ben Gay in a thicker petroleum base. We rubbed it all over our exposed skin if it was going to be cold the morning of the meet. Once I made the mistake of getting it on my 'boys'. There was no amount of paper towels and cold shower water that could get it off me once it got in the pores of my skin. Imagine red-hot coals made of ice torturing you in one of the most sensitive spots on your body. Searing, mind-numbing pain. The football team used to get each other by smearing a little in the jock strap of another player when they weren't by their locker. LOL Nowadays, biting a Pop Tart into the shape of a gun gets you expelled from school.

[cgbg]

Just remember to ask every toilet you see if they are a puppet of the Deep State.

Silence means consent!

[equaviator]

“Alexa, kiss my ass!”

[grania]

In July, I visited somewhere I hadn't been for about a year. I asked Alexa for the weather for the next few days. She welcomed me back and said she hopes I have a good visit!

That's pretty scary voice recognition.

[grania]

I have as little technology as possible, too. My desktop is in the enclosed porch, with the cable directly into that room. I have antenna TV. A good radio with CD, a TV with DVD player. No smart phone. I do bring my cell phone with me when I take an excursion that's more than my daily errands. No air conditioning. I don't bank by mail, shop with Amazon anymore, and pay cash or check whenever possible.

It's too easy to slide into being mentally lazy and removed from reality if technology does things that make life too automatic.

[a fool in paradise]

“ALEXA?!!! What DIED in here???”

[a fool in paradise]

Alexa: “Human, you have left the seat up, AGAIN. Don’t make me remind you any more...”

[ronnie raygun]

Do we really think technology is used for good? All these devices including internet, cell phones and GPS are used to collect data on you and to eaves drop. look at this shiny new toy in the window you must have!

[gathersnomoss]

Pfffffffaaaap!

[ThePatriotsFlag]

If you do hook your toilet up to Alexa, they deserve what they will hear.

[Chickensoup]

really ?

Where?

How does one tell the difference?

[ameribbean expat]

Alexa, INCOMING!

Adjust 50. Fire for effect.
Splash, over.
Splash, out.

[LS]

Alexa, there’s a floatie . . .

[trebb]

You can use them w/o connecting...why would I want to be able to use my phone to start the dishwasher....