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S2 Ep29: Facial recognition, malware madness and smart speakers – Naked Security Podcast
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Smart speakers mistakenly eavesdrop up to 19 times a day
That smart home speaker isn’t listening to everything you say, according to new research – but it is listening a lot more than it should.
Google voice Assistant gets new privacy ‘undo’ commands
Google’s controversial voice Assistant is getting a series of new commands designed to work like privacy-centric ‘undo’ buttons.
Police interrogate Alexa for clues in fatal spear-stabbing
A friend heard a couple arguing but couldn’t make out what it was about. Police hope that Alexa might have a better idea.
Robot Hotel says sorry about the buggy bedside bots
Japan’s Henn na Hotel says it’s “modified” the bots so pervs can’t exploit the ability to run unsigned code and spy on future guests.
Google chief warns visitors about smart speakers in his home
Rick Osterloh says he discloses smart speaker use when someone enters his home, and the products should probably do so themselves.
Google and Apple suspend contractor access to voice recordings
This week, Apple and Google announced that they will limit the way audio recorded by their voice assistants, Siri and Google Assistant, are accessed internally by contractors. Let’s start with Apple. Apple’s privacy hump began a week ago when The Guardian ran a story revealing that contractors “regularly hear” all sorts of things Apple customers […]
Snack-happy parrot shows insider threats come in all shapes and sizes
The African Grey has tried to get Alexa to send him lightbulbs, a kite, watermelon, ice cream, strawberries, raisins, broccoli and ice cream.
Judge asks if Alexa is witness to a double murder
A judge has ordered Amazon to turn over any recordings an Echo device may have made around the time a horrific crime occurred.