An interesting question about smart devices

[Dos_Box]

Just noticed this on the BBC News site - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50048144

 

The crux of the article is that 'Should you warn visitors to your house about devices that may have active microphones or cameras?'.

Yes, this is an article about home visitors, but given the amount of devices coming into schools fitted with the same technologies I think it deserves some discussion.

Especially considering that almost all phones have these technologies nowadays, so where do you draw the line, or, thinking about it, start it?

[mavhc]

If they're on the run from an evil corporation trying to destroy the secrets they hold only in their brains? Yes

[hardtailstar]

I dont let people in my house so no need for me to inform them.

 

if I did i probably would.

[Dos_Box]

If they're on the run from an evil corporation trying to destroy the secrets they hold only in their brains? Yes

 

Weirdly I think there are already several movies that have been made about this years before it became an issue!

That's why we should stay out of early adopters houses.

'Yes, the beta robot house servent has been brilliant. They are also giving me the free update once they integrate Asimovs three laws into the production firmware. And yes, it does like to sharpen the kitchen knives quite a bit, but I wouldn't worry about it'.

[Rob_D]

It kind of reminds me of all the backlash against Google Glass. There are cameras and recording devices literally everywhere. What about "smart car" sensors/reversing cameras, or even dash-cams? Or public place security cameras? Or people with gopros? (I've worn a helmit camera skiing, should I be telling the people I get into the cable-car with I have a recording devices on my helmet - like they could miss it)

 

Personally I wouldn't even know where to start.

I guess you could put signage up like you have to for private CCTV, but then you'd have "Smart audio visual capture device in operation" signs on most homes, cars, bikes, lamp-posts... You'd end up with so many they'd become white noise.

[mavhc]

If they really cared they'd be wearing a

[DrBeaker]

I dont let people in my house so no need for me to inform them.

 

if I did i probably would.

 

 

Reminds me of this ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPMcJrlvz8c

[hardtailstar]

Reminds me of this ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPMcJrlvz8c

I'd need some friends first!!

[TechMonkey]

Gather round everyone and let me tell you the tale of my parents, the in-laws and the game of hide and seek...

 

So my parents love Alexa, I have lost count of how many they have now. So during a sale they bought my sister and I one, just a dot, but it was still cool. My Dad is a bit of a gadget head so we were often messing around with it, trying out features. When drop-in was introduced we played around and then forgot about it. Fast forward a few months and my wife and I had planned a getaway and all the parents were chipping in to spend sometime with our son and share the load, her parents for the first half and mine tagging them out mid week.

 

All was going swimmingly apparently until change over day when the in-laws hear my Dad. They've arrived early, they thought so went to open the door. But could they find them? They went to open the other door, no not there. This went on for a good while until they realise that my Dad's voice is coming from a corner in the Kitchen. Yes, my Dad had stupidly dropped in unannounced. I understand the reasoning, the in-laws wouldn't know what the Alexa sound was or how to answer, but he didn't think about them not knowing what the hell was going on.

 

After that drop-in was turned off and now if the in-laws are alone in our house they unplug it.