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Amazon is forcibly upgrading Prime members to Alexa Plus, and users are not happy (www.androidauthority.com)
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  • Alexa users who are Amazon Prime members are reportedly being automatically upgraded to Alexa Plus.
  • Users who have been upgraded can revert to the old Alexa by saying, “Alexa, exit Alexa Plus.”
  • One user claims that they were “flooded with ads” after downgrading back to Alexa.
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[–] 28 points 10 months ago (13 children)

Maybe I'm now in the minority, but I never bought a spy speaker, or bought spy cameras to attach to my house, inside or out.

My suggestion is, if you have them, get rid of them. But, I'm probably just an old man yelling at clouds, and am safe to ignore. Carry on.

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  • [+] -8 points 10 months ago (12 children)

    Yeah - do you have a tv? It is a smart one right? With the wiretap built in?

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

    You allow your TV to access the internet?

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    I tried to, the clients were so awful I bought a streaming stick. Now it just spies on me. without trying to hide a pc near my tv, and work out a remote control that's not an awful keyboard and mouse there aren't a lot of good options.

    The TV is blocked, the streaming device is pieholed as best i can. I'm sure someone still knows I watch an unhealthy amount of Futurama.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (6 children)

    No. I haven't had a TV since around 2000. I use monitors, and always have an extra laying around if needed.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago* (5 children)

    Even monitors are being equipped with spyware “smart” features. It seems a matter of time before all new monitors are spyware and adware Trojans like TVs. 😞

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (4 children)

    Get commercial hardware. It's more expensive new, but dirt cheap used, and they don't include any of the spy equipment.

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Commercial tv? Doesn't exist

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