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activiation
A phone and 911 is just as easy and less intrusive
soco
Not sure how reliable can a toddler call 911, I'd rather think at a panic button or monitor like other commenters mentioned. But I have another question about this story: how many Alexa emergency calls are jokes/accidental over the entire user base? A few for sure are life saving, but I also expect quite some useless noise.
activiation
Not sure a 6 yo is considered a toddler
seba_dos1
6 year olds are perfectly capable of operating complex computing devices already.
activiation
My 3 kids were able to handle complex computing devices even before then
[dead] surume
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dpbriggs
They'll just break down the door.
tough
It was a joke lmao
clktmr
Regardless of how uplifting this news article is, I think there is a lot of recklessness on the mother's side. In that condition she should carry an emergency button with her.
atlantic
So the BBC does product placement now?