Project Alias Hacks Amazon Echo and Google Home To Protect Your Privacy (fastcompany.com)

Posted by BeauHD on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @11:20AM from the safety-first dept.

fahrbot-bot writes: The gadget, called Alias, is an always-listening speaker, designed to fit on top of an Amazon Echo or Google Home, where it looks like a mass of melted candle wax. It's composed of a 3D-printed top layer, a mic array, a Raspberry Pi, and two speakers. It only connects to the internet during the initial setup process. Alias stays "off the grid" while you're using it, preventing your conversations from leaving the device. When the Alias hears its own (customizable) wake word, it'll stop broadcasting white noise and wake up Alexa or Google Assistant so you can use them as normal.

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I only see one problem by Opportunist · 2019-01-15 11:48 · Score: 5, Insightful

Anyone valuing his privacy enough to use such a device probably already would not allow an eavesdropping device to exist in his living room. So who exactly is the target audience?

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