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Amazon Echo Dot Security: The Ultimate Amazon Echo User Guide and Manual to Improve the Security of your Alexa device
If you had a problem with the NSA having complete control over practically everyone's communications then you will likely have a problem with what the Amazon Echo is doing. The funny thing is that there's not as much outrage about what Amazon is doing when you consider how much outrage there was whenever we found out that Windows was practically doing the same thing. Perhaps this is because Amazon does not have as much control over direct digital data as many windows applications do.
In order for you to use the word Alexa in order to activate the program, or whatever code word you decide to do a setup with your Amazon Alexa, the device has to constantly be listening in on whatever you're saying so that it can activate it based on your commands. If you did not know this, don't feel bad because you are not the only person who was caught off guard by the fact that Amazon Alexa is always listening no matter what you're doing. This means that there is a constant stream of whatever you're saying throughout the day running through the wires connected to Amazon Alexa. A similar feature was found in Samsung TVs and we all had a hissy fit about it in the news because we didn't want the Samsung TV to just be recording non-stop what we're saying and sending that information to Amazon. The same thing occurred with the Xbox One when it was first announced. The Xbox one was said to have been announced with the requirement that it needed to be on 24/7 or else something really bad would happen. It was later found out that the Xbox One needed to be online all the time because that was the only way it felt that it could protect the makers of the video games and it was the only way that it could constantly be able to access whatever you needed based on voice. The Xbox One's solution was a bad idea and we called it out for what it was back then.
The ironic part about it all is that it's actually really easy to protect yourself from this because there's a button on the top of the Amazon Echo that completely blocks all the voices signals coming into the Amazon Echo. That's right, the mute button on top of your device will prevent Amazon from gathering as much data as it likes on you and then claiming that it's not using any of it for its own means. This simple and effective tool will protect you from this, but you will be one of few that are aware of this.
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In order for you to use the word Alexa in order to activate the program, or whatever code word you decide to do a setup with your Amazon Alexa, the device has to constantly be listening in on whatever you're saying so that it can activate it based on your commands. If you did not know this, don't feel bad because you are not the only person who was caught off guard by the fact that Amazon Alexa is always listening no matter what you're doing. This means that there is a constant stream of whatever you're saying throughout the day running through the wires connected to Amazon Alexa. A similar feature was found in Samsung TVs and we all had a hissy fit about it in the news because we didn't want the Samsung TV to just be recording non-stop what we're saying and sending that information to Amazon. The same thing occurred with the Xbox One when it was first announced. The Xbox one was said to have been announced with the requirement that it needed to be on 24/7 or else something really bad would happen. It was later found out that the Xbox One needed to be online all the time because that was the only way it felt that it could protect the makers of the video games and it was the only way that it could constantly be able to access whatever you needed based on voice. The Xbox One's solution was a bad idea and we called it out for what it was back then.
The ironic part about it all is that it's actually really easy to protect yourself from this because there's a button on the top of the Amazon Echo that completely blocks all the voices signals coming into the Amazon Echo. That's right, the mute button on top of your device will prevent Amazon from gathering as much data as it likes on you and then claiming that it's not using any of it for its own means. This simple and effective tool will protect you from this, but you will be one of few that are aware of this.
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52 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 13, 2017
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July 6, 2017
Security has always been something of concern for my family. But recently we have had a lot more concern since there have been so many different issues in our neighborhood. We have added more security to our home, including security cameras. I decided we needed to upgrade our security on our Echo to be sure we had everything safe and secure for our family. Since I have read a few other books by Slavio and found them to be informative, albeit brief.
He provides all of the basic information you need to learn about Echo security. There are tips and tricks to help you set things up to get the most out of your Echo, while keeping things locked down. I didn't find his writing hard to understand and was able to follow it easily. I felt he did a good job explaining the basics. Having now read numerous books on the topic, I think he did fairly well at introducing it without going too in depth and losing the readers.
Slavio always does a great job sharing the basics and helping readers understand how to secure their Echo. He teaches you all of the things you need to know that others say are not included in the user manual that comes with the device. But, as with all of his instructional and informational books, I wish he included pictures or diagrams to spice up the visual appeal.
The book was short and simple to read. It was one of his shorter books, with only 45 pages to read through. But I feel it was well written and I learned some new things. It was not a bad investment of time for me. Definitely good for the Echo user who has no clue what to do to secure it.
He provides all of the basic information you need to learn about Echo security. There are tips and tricks to help you set things up to get the most out of your Echo, while keeping things locked down. I didn't find his writing hard to understand and was able to follow it easily. I felt he did a good job explaining the basics. Having now read numerous books on the topic, I think he did fairly well at introducing it without going too in depth and losing the readers.
Slavio always does a great job sharing the basics and helping readers understand how to secure their Echo. He teaches you all of the things you need to know that others say are not included in the user manual that comes with the device. But, as with all of his instructional and informational books, I wish he included pictures or diagrams to spice up the visual appeal.
The book was short and simple to read. It was one of his shorter books, with only 45 pages to read through. But I feel it was well written and I learned some new things. It was not a bad investment of time for me. Definitely good for the Echo user who has no clue what to do to secure it.
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