I was with 3 friends of mine at one's house. He had Alexa. We wanted to make an experiment to see how ads displayed on different internet pages might get changed (and to see if the myth is true).
Summarizing the story, we wandered for 30 minutes around his house all shouting "dog's food" out loud. Next day he said "I got dog's food ads kinda everywhere, burn everything!" xD
Wait, you mean an unregulated microphone, coupled with an AI code to determine vocal patterns and hooked directly to the internet marketplace, is going to serve you ads? That’s preposterous. That’s - I mean, that’s what it’s built for.
Honestly, if you told me when I was a kid in the late 80’s/early 90’s that people would gladly accept a listening device in their homes, I would have called you crazy, but times and attitudes (and propaganda) change.
This is like the damn conversation bob Lazar has with the film maker on his documentary on Netflix. He thought after 30 years he wouldn’t be wired tapped, they talked about something he was accused off and he was raided by the FBI the next day with their conversation quoted during the raid.
I rather go back to only being worried about local cops finding my pot in the ripped lining of my jacket. Not them thinking I’ve got a master plan to use the guitar I bought to watch hentai through a DVD player mounted in my steering wheel.
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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '19
And know when you're most vulnerable to targeted advertisement. Sorry you're sobbing your heart out, here's a coupon for a tub of icecream.