Mostly a lurker here but thought I’d post for some advice. About 2 days back I noticed my Echo kept waking up randomly to volume spikes from conversation between my wife and I before we headed to work. I figured it could be a faulty microphone but then it sorted itself out.
Around 8pm as I was playing some light R&B and it would wake up randomly again (it’s in the living room). It really got to me when it had began playing my phone messages. I switched it off immediately. I’m guessing this is a terrible case of voice squatting.
I had literally bought this about less than a month back, and I can’t put my finger down if this is just a mic problem. I read about the case of a family’s conversation that was recorded and sent to a stranger and i’m starting to think that my device is recording more than what I bargained for.
Are there any ways I can test for this?
I went about to search for a more secure voice assistant and came across Snips in this thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17826373. Seems to be a ‘private by design’, open source, decentralized voice assistant app. I really like what they are proposing with decentralized data generation campaigns. It looks like they are placing incentive models to their program? I’m looking to obtain their maker kit next week.
Does anyone have experience with Snips and could advise whether it's worth looking into?
Haven’t heard of that company but can say one of the major issues is regarding how information is passed happens via server comms - it seems that company is implementing edge? - so data stays locally and isn’t transmitted to external parties. Depends how intense about privacy you are heh
Checking out their AIR you need a “base hub” that amplifies the signal from weaker devices (android, etc.) - cool concept but not sure how techy you are to dive into that..
I'm not a dev myself but have dabbled on codecademy before, but i'm willing to take it step by step to learn this way if it proves to offer actual privacy.
I love the idea of having a home voice assistant, not a home eavesdropper
I did heard about snips, however, from slightly different perspective. My best friend is a real geek (developer) and he is obsessed with playing around with different sdk. So for the past couple of months he has been talking about snips all the time. However, hadn’t heard that they are privacy solution, will have to do some reading then.
Hahah, cool to hear that fellow devs are interested in this project as well, HIGH-FIVE to your friend! Have been working with them for half a year already and because of this project I got myself to learn about blockchain/crypto in general and its the first project I’m considering to invest in (if I earn enough money before their sale).
Same here. I had promised myself recently that I’m done with ICOs but I might just consider this one because, for once, I actually have an interest in the project beyond mere speculation. We badly need an alternative to the AI assistants provided by big tech’s spy gadgets, so I really hope these guys succeed.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 33.4 ms ] threadAround 8pm as I was playing some light R&B and it would wake up randomly again (it’s in the living room). It really got to me when it had began playing my phone messages. I switched it off immediately. I’m guessing this is a terrible case of voice squatting.
I had literally bought this about less than a month back, and I can’t put my finger down if this is just a mic problem. I read about the case of a family’s conversation that was recorded and sent to a stranger and i’m starting to think that my device is recording more than what I bargained for.
Are there any ways I can test for this?
I went about to search for a more secure voice assistant and came across Snips in this thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17826373. Seems to be a ‘private by design’, open source, decentralized voice assistant app. I really like what they are proposing with decentralized data generation campaigns. It looks like they are placing incentive models to their program? I’m looking to obtain their maker kit next week.
Does anyone have experience with Snips and could advise whether it's worth looking into?
Checking out their AIR you need a “base hub” that amplifies the signal from weaker devices (android, etc.) - cool concept but not sure how techy you are to dive into that..
I love the idea of having a home voice assistant, not a home eavesdropper
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