• @PriorityMotif
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    324 days ago

    Not only that but it requires constant maintenance.

    • @MotoAsh
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      124 days ago

      No, it just requires people to run normal fucking updates like literally EVERY piece of software does, even the canned bullshit from corpos.

      • @manualoverride
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        424 days ago

        Having to do any manual step is beyond what the Echo devices require, they just reboot themselves randomly one day and boom, a whole new new set of features for advertisers.

        • @MotoAsh
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          024 days ago

          Ohh, fully auto updates turned on by default on a shitty IoT device? A hacker’s wet dream.

          • @manualoverride
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            224 days ago

            Not sure who you think you are advising here, but I suspect Amazon is making sure their echo devices are on the high end of security, any vulnerability will get a lot of press attention.

            For Home Assistant and other more open devices this is the problem, you either accept a lot of tinkering ensuring it’s updated, working and secure, or it fails the wife/parent test.

            Apple, Google or Amazon devices are just too easy in comparison, but you have to put up with the intrusion and ads.

            A lot more people are willing to sacrifice data and adverts for convenience.

            • @MotoAsh
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              123 days ago

              Everyone is finding out the hard way that it is a lot worse than some ads.