Researchers have discovered that some voice assistants will accept “signal injection” commands sent to them using pulses of laser light.
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Alexa and Google Home phishing apps demonstrated by researchers
The researchers’ “Smart Spies” apps showed how Amazon Alexa and Google Home users could be exposed to vishing and eavesdropping.
Hey, Google, why are your contractors listening to me?
Humans are listening to our recordings – some made by mistake – to improve speech recognition. But they’re not as anonymous as Google says.
Google Photos disables sharing on Android TV
Two models of Android TVs showed a stream of strangers’ Google accounts, along with profile pics, though not the actual photos.
Google Chromecast and Home Speaker can leak location data to websites
Two Google products have a design weakness that could reveal their users’ locations.
Artist rigs up Google Assistant to (sometimes) fire a gun on command
“A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” But, what if a robot breaks the first law of robotics?