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@dasoulfoodbuffet

3 жыл бұрын

I'm currently learning how to live off-grid in a van or tinyhome away from this mentally-enslaved society. I for one refuse to allow my life to be enslaved by corporations and "convenience", because when there's profit behind the convenience offered to us, there's always a very big catch. And if you think they are worth trusting, and their catches are worth it, then they've got you right where they want you: in a state of ignorance.

@BuddyL

3 жыл бұрын

Can you folks do a video about modern 🖥 *STILL* doesn't get the image right? From studios releasing re-cropped images (pan-and-scan has been replaced by "stretched" 4x3 images and cropped _Simpsons_ episodes) to 🖥 manufacturers making motion-smoothing a default setting, why can't any get aspect ratios and frame rates correct? For that matter, why have classic _Twilight Zone_ episodes had motion-smoothing added to them on Syfy? 🤢

@impossibleanimations1584

3 жыл бұрын

When you don't say ok google does it still track our voices?

@alvadrive42

3 жыл бұрын

duh

@lizasamya7359

3 жыл бұрын

@William Taubenheim stop it

We don't need those surveillance devices in my country lol.

@werid_kid2967

3 жыл бұрын

The real G

@lanceong1499

3 жыл бұрын

because you are already the best commander

@tom20001229

3 жыл бұрын

I like your cut, G.

@raajpalsinhchudasama4427

3 жыл бұрын

Ohh My! 🙇🙇Jon'gyŏnghanŭn Jidoja, supreme leader, its you.....

@moons6725

3 жыл бұрын

Freedom and democracy was created by this god

If your product is free, you're the product.

@fysl305

3 жыл бұрын

Dun dun duuuuuuun

@devanshkamdar8244

3 жыл бұрын

Echo is not free, but I get your point.

@probablynot8154

3 жыл бұрын

@@devanshkamdar8244 they're getting as close as possible to it. They're practically giving them away and selling them with really thin margins.

@gnomsrepnay

3 жыл бұрын

Unless it's not for profit and doesn't take much money to maintain

@nzf-kx2qol1g12

3 жыл бұрын

If it's too good, it's sus

It’s weird that they’re so popular, I’ve always found them pretty useless.

@DreamyFNSubPlz

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@stevenewton6776

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously, unless your like a ceo trying to manage a billion things at once, it's useless

@insertchannelnamehere8685

3 жыл бұрын

Idk, it's actually pretty nice to be able to play music, listen to the news, and set alarms w/o picking up your phone. Esp when you're trying to go to sleep and you're afraid that picking up your phone will send you into an hours-long hole of social media. It's so weird, because after 6 years with my Alexa, whenever I stay at a hotel or go to someone's house, I'll often find myself calling for Alexa only to realize it's not there. Idk, there's nothing on Alexa that can't be done in other ways, but I still think it's pretty convenient, esp if you're tired of using your phone. Plus they're so cheap...like cheaper than a regular speaker, so why not get one ( other than privacy concerns ).

@kushalupreti509

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@bluepeng8895

3 жыл бұрын

I have an Amazon Alexa and Siri and I never use either of those

Every once in a while Vox comes out with a video that really makes me think “there were people who didn’t know this already???”

@somebodyelse9130

3 жыл бұрын

Tbh, the fact that 1 in 5 households have a smart speaker was pretty surprising to me. I didn't realize that they've already gotten that popular.

@ausernameiguess7058

3 жыл бұрын

ha, same. there wasn't really any real information in here besides "data!!!"

@carswelllima

3 жыл бұрын

billions, actually

@aaronl22

3 жыл бұрын

Aside from Sidewalk

@benjabean1

3 жыл бұрын

@@somebodyelse9130 They issued a correction-it's one-third of homes now 😬

this video comes exactly after that millions of humans have un wrapped their smart speaker Christmas present

@flipcats

3 жыл бұрын

this is surprisingly true

@khein2204

3 жыл бұрын

here I am

@elizabethregina2515

3 жыл бұрын

Oh come on.... you should always be skeptical when something like this is inexpensive...

@Baxtexx

3 жыл бұрын

I got a google home last year.. I didnt even open it, sold it.

@alexandraknibbe232

3 жыл бұрын

I got an iPad with Siri in it but she can’t tell me if she listens to me when I don’t use here I guess she heard the video so now she won’t tell me if she listens to me secretly! Fishy

Feel kinda bad for all the people whose name is actually Alexa.

@PatheticTV

3 жыл бұрын

At least Apple made up a name that practically nobody has, Siri. Meanwhile, Amazon just didn’t care and ruined the lives of thousands of real people named Alexa b

@hilal_younus

3 жыл бұрын

@@PatheticTV and google had an “original” name 😂, Google Assistant

@Benz156

3 жыл бұрын

@@PatheticTV I'm a South East Asian, and I'd say Siri and its variants are not uncommon.

@sarahk5033

3 жыл бұрын

@@PatheticTV I feel bad my friends mom is named siri and I really didn’t believe her at first

@scorchinggoat9589

3 жыл бұрын

they now live inside a tiny metal disc and are forced to answer questions and sing songs. I truly feel bad for them.

If your scared from smart speakers, just imagine all the information your smart phone knows about you.

@orangeVSappel

3 жыл бұрын

@Antonio Espinosa that's exactly me

@Kni0002

3 жыл бұрын

Not much

@DavidKen878

3 жыл бұрын

@Antonio Espinosa No the ones who are afraid are the ones who have zero clue on how technology works. Ignorance of technology is the real problem.

@Apelles42069

3 жыл бұрын

They're all the same, four-to-five companies.

@M3NO451

3 жыл бұрын

what a false equivalency, not like its mutually exclusive.

Ad targeting makes me uncomfortable because I don’t want to want things.

@raptoray1785

3 жыл бұрын

yep money will go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

@joaohernesto9635

3 жыл бұрын

now you know why you're always seeing ads that you don't like.

@onewayticket2148

3 жыл бұрын

I love your profile pic 😂

@woulg

3 жыл бұрын

I think you're underestimating how much targeted advertising can actually change your mind, and this same data can be used to push a political agenda. The other aspect is that the data they collect to serve targeted ads is interpreted into a psychological model of you, which is then used to try to change your mind about things. I agree it's benign if they're trying to sell you breakfast cereal or whatever, but it gets a bit iffy if they are trying to sell you medication, weapons, news or political ads. Not to mention that they can share the info with law enforcement so if you accidentally trip some alarm by looking up used microwaves and then fertilizer or something then they might think you're making a weapon and send someone to "check you out"

@Naveen-iu7ej

3 жыл бұрын

..

Spotify were quite literally giving away hundreds of thousands of Nest Smart Speakers in the UK this year, completely free... Worth bearing in mind

@aturchomicz821

3 жыл бұрын

hmmm

@nicholasmichaluk

3 жыл бұрын

same with google, they were emailing vouchers for a 100% discount on a google speaker

@Armyguywizerdo16

3 жыл бұрын

how were they free? You had the sign up for a Spotify premium account.

@nicholasmichaluk

3 жыл бұрын

@@Armyguywizerdo16 which is almost always available for free in the first month, sometimes even first free months. A ton of people that use Spotify already have premium.

@LowKey_B

3 жыл бұрын

KZread sent me a nest completely free:(

KZread channels like Vox and Tom Scott should make a complete tutorial on how to opt-out from personalised data/storing data from all major services (Facebook, Google, Amazon) for the layman to watch and do it for their own good.

@DJDiarrhea

3 жыл бұрын

Vox isn't a youtuber lol. And for most websites it's pretty easy. You just have to dig around their privacy settings.

@RomanBellicTaxi

3 жыл бұрын

You only opt-out of personalized ads. Not the bulk data collection. It is always on, no matter what. That's why most privacy-focused channels, sites and communities talk about switching services and providers.

@marchaustein1429

3 жыл бұрын

easy just live in the woods without technology

@aerialdarkguy

3 жыл бұрын

The EFF has some good writeups that can suit your needs.

@sentfromheaven00

3 жыл бұрын

why would vox do that, they are a media company, they benefit from it

"we don't use the recording, but may use the transcript to target ads" that is equivalent to using the recording...

@blackcat-mp7kh

3 жыл бұрын

Tricky wording

@itswilllthehuman

3 жыл бұрын

It means they use the WORDS that you SPOKE, but don’t actually hear the AUDIO that the speaker heard

@abbiebann2440

3 жыл бұрын

Some people take issue with the audio being used rather than the content of what they said

@thmusic7214

3 жыл бұрын

@@itswilllthehuman how would you use the audio to target ads without converting it into a transcript?

@deng7879

3 жыл бұрын

@@thmusic7214 um... By listening to the recording?

This information is really important to spread, that people understand the cost of these products. (This video is just 8 years too late)

@Cheetorblz

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Cause you have been so damaged by the past 8 years of data collection. Give me a break

@offchance789

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cheetorblz That's a hot take, yes, maybe he wasn't physically harmed by 8 years of data collection, but your personally identifiable info is the bogeyman of today. I pay for identity fraud protection and I suggest everyone does the same. How much of your profile is available to fraudsters can be frightening, they know your address, ssn (this number never changes), credit cards, phone numbers, occupation. they can track your purchases, know which websites you share, your emails, shared passwords between websites... the list of information being passed around on the darkweb would probably surprise the ignorant.

@Cheetorblz

3 жыл бұрын

@@offchance789 Much ado about nothing. Identity fraud is older than I am and cutting yourself off from technology's benefits will not stop it.

@Dakarai_Knight

3 жыл бұрын

@@offchance789 even if our data is being brokered around like that on the dark web the likelihood of someone being targeted is so small due to how many people use these services. Data breaches happen occasionally but that info isn't constantly out for individuals to find and sell. Google may sell tracking data to amazon or other sites but nothing like giving people the identificables to most people. That's coming from someone who usually helps most ppl around them with their cyber security. They think studying artificial intelligence and robotics makes me an expert in that field somehow lol. I have dabbled though Ironically because of that misconception.

@szuperrosszarcu

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cheetorblz ask alexa about 'surveillance capitalism'

Jokes on them, I don't have any money I could spend on their products.

@flvffette5249

3 жыл бұрын

U have a device to watch KZread and u don’t have 10 dollars?? What

@nicholasmichaluk

3 жыл бұрын

smart speakers are often given out for free with many purshases because they're not sold for profit but rather to farm money off of the user

@nationeer

3 жыл бұрын

@@flvffette5249 yes, fortunately the computers in the library is free to use for my case

@inmortal131

3 жыл бұрын

Overvalued product.

@aditeerao9455

3 жыл бұрын

Bruhhhhh

Consumers shouldn't have to "opt out" of ANYTHING. Everything should be "opt in".

@TheAmericanAmerican

3 жыл бұрын

Funny how you refer to citizens as "consumers" 🤔

@cloudfox1908

3 жыл бұрын

No, certain features should be opt-out. It's only the privacy ones that should be mandated to be opt-in.

@kaloca

3 жыл бұрын

That's why taxation is theft

@__goat__

3 жыл бұрын

Move to the EU, it's opt out here

@DOLsenior

3 жыл бұрын

@@__goat__ Why would I want to be required to opt out of everything? I think nothing should be activated until you opt in upon initial activation.

Cortana left the chat.

@jahyamack8359

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't there a bixby one too?

@johnwickfriends2876

3 жыл бұрын

Cortana and Bixby failed!

@RamiHaddadin

3 жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure 99% of people either turned it off/doesn't know what it is or have only used it once.

"Hmm I will not buy that cuz I don't want to be spied on" *My phone*: "Sorry, I didn't quite catch that" O.O

This video basically activated my Alexa throughout and she even answered the questions

@gracemoreno6778

3 жыл бұрын

0-0

@LeslieT

3 жыл бұрын

And my google nest! I had to tell it to shut up!😂

@guillerhonora717

3 жыл бұрын

well thats convenient

@uhhhhh262

3 жыл бұрын

And you’re not throwing these devices out?

@blaster1185

3 жыл бұрын

So now Amazon knows about this video lol

When it's cheap YOU ARE THE PRODUCT

@hellomate6079

3 жыл бұрын

Not exactly, look at textile industry and compare it with 80 years ago

@drabberfrog

3 жыл бұрын

Cable isn't cheap and yet you're still the product. Watching KZread and being the product for free is a lot better of a deal.

@Cobalt985

3 жыл бұрын

Not really, i.e. every single free/libre open source piece of software and hardware. Free and you're not the product whatsoever. Anything else the point's true though.

I mean, we carry around a smartphone with a camera and microphone all day long, laptops with the same. If anything smart speakers are the least of your privacy worries.

@felreaverguy

3 жыл бұрын

and since the end of net neutrality our service providers sell our geolocation data

@TusharSundarka

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I don't understand why people are super scared of smart speakers when they own hundreds of other devices which are much better at spying on them

@unknownperson3691

3 жыл бұрын

Finally a comment that makes sense.

@gingerfail1669

2 жыл бұрын

@@TusharSundarka How many devices with a camera or microphone do you own?

@lifescansdarkly

2 жыл бұрын

Saying "smart speakers aren't bad because phones are worse" is like saying "burglary isn't bad because bank robbery is worse." They are both bad, and we should not have *any* devices spying on us at *any* time, simple as that.

yeah i got a google home for free with my spotify subscription bc i wanted a blue tooth speaker and thought it would work nicely. For some reason my cat HATED it and constantly sought to pick it up by the frabic and chuck it off any surface until it finally broke... maybe he knows something

@taranjotsingh3981

2 жыл бұрын

He loves you and knows you're better off without one.

Data privacy is not a joke, Jim. Millions of people suffer every year. - Dwight K. Schrute

@Sneaker3719

3 жыл бұрын

That's a misquote. He was talking about identity theft.

@GothBatty

3 жыл бұрын

Who is that

@9s346

3 жыл бұрын

@@GothBatty A hard working employee

@shamiksinha4808

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sneaker3719 r/whoooooooooosh

@Sneaker3719

3 жыл бұрын

@@GothBatty A character from the Office. It's apparently a good show, but I've never watched.

Here's a useful list: Mozilla's "Privacy Not Included" Buyer's Guide.

@dauts

3 жыл бұрын

yeah it's pretty shocking

@srimangoel1318

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome list really - breaks down the privacy risks of each product amazingly.

@dziban303

3 жыл бұрын

Mozilla ain't all that, either. Firefox actively pushes users to install a writing analyzing extension to catch grammar mistakes, et cetera-with the result that all of a person's writing in the browser gets sent to some third party for analysis ( *and datamining* ). Suggesting your users install a keylogger, great idea Mozilla

@noahvaldez5554

3 жыл бұрын

@@dziban303 Isn't it easy to opt out of though? I know it's not as good as opting-in, but going through settings they make some of the "callback" stuff clear to read and easy to disable. However, I remember there was a controversy where extensions didn't work unless you updated firefox, which you couldn't do without enabling "studies," but that only happened once. Or are you talking about something else?

@chris-hayes

3 жыл бұрын

@@dziban303 those extensions have nothing to do with Mozilla. If your want to install Grammarly, that's your choice. Not sure why you blame Mozilla for your choice of extension. They also aren't keyloggers, you're misusing the term.

I wish I could send this video to my german-speaking mother. I was mortified when she told me that she bought three at once lol.

"We don't know what they will do with that data." Wait, what? Have you already forgotten Facebook and the 2016 election?

@wmurd

3 жыл бұрын

what about it? (also I'm not from us - what use I could be? not being a spy or a rocket scientist...)

@PostScarcitytCat

3 жыл бұрын

@@wmurd Idk about the US but in the UK the conservative party got their hands on some of Facebook's data (thanks to Cambridge Analytica) and used it to send targeted/personalised ads to people during the Brexit referendum (and general election).

@antonberglund117

3 жыл бұрын

You know that Trump just copied Obama? They used the same trick.

@Cecil_Augus

3 жыл бұрын

@@wmurd The republican party alongside with Cambr.idge Analy.tica and Facebook used people's data to manipulate election in Trump's favour.

"Yea! I got smart speaker as Christmas present!" Vox : "Congratulation! Here's the video as we explaining why your data is going to be their Christmas present from now on"

@SMVJenks

3 жыл бұрын

It’s unnecessarily alarmist. You can easily delete your data , and companies like Amazon and Apple don’t have incentives to act in anti-consumer ways.

@Wilker_uwu

3 жыл бұрын

@@SMVJenks if they had no incentives for that, Windows 10 updates wouldn't be so agressive, the iOS wouldn't be a jail, Google would target ads based on content _currently_ on screen only, instead of collecting the entire users' history, Amazon wouldn't be placing DRMs on the Kindle, and Facebook wouldn't end in so much trouble about wanting to merge with WhatsApp and Instagram.

@mcofficer

3 жыл бұрын

@@SMVJenks in the EU, citizens have the right to request all data that a company possesses about them. When one customer in germany made such a request, amazon gave him hundreds of hours of alexa recordings - **from the wrong person**. that's how much they care about the consumer, and that's how they take good care of your data...

@hisuianpitch

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wilker_uwu Windows 10 updates are only aggressive if you didn't update for like half a year

@Wilker_uwu

3 жыл бұрын

@@hisuianpitch you're tellimg me that the frequent popups with no opt-out on Windows 7 are only agressive if i didn't update to Windows 10 for like half a year. and even then consent should be a requirement.

She activated my Google Assistant when she said "okay Google" 😂

@brockbreacher

3 жыл бұрын

same

@DaleyWhaley91

3 жыл бұрын

Did the same with my alexa lol

@michaelbeck9282

3 жыл бұрын

Same

I really wish Vox spent more time talking about Apple’s side. And their starkly different approach of “the product is the product, not the consumer”. For example, the Amazon Echo Dot is $50. The Apple HomePod mini is $99. The Echo Dot uses your questions to target ads, analyze your data, and tries to sell you products. HomePod does none of that.

What Orwell failed to predict is that we would happily buy the surveillance devices ourselves 🤷‍♂️

"What they might do with that information is still a mystery" *Its for money.* Mystery solved.

@ArtemisScribe

3 жыл бұрын

Money is the end result of what they do with your data, it still doesn't tell you what they're doing with your data in order to get that money. "How are you going to fix my car?" "Money" sure you're gonna pay your mechanic when they've fixed your car, but they haven't answered your question on what they're actually going to do to your vehicle.

@thecompanioncube4211

3 жыл бұрын

It's ultimately money sure. But that's not the 'goal'. The goal is complete market control. With every aspect of our lives channeled through a singular ecosystem and every recommendation, every suggestion decided FOR you nd not BY you.

@PR2k9

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecompanioncube4211agreed. Money is just a means to control. Money provides control. Data provides control. More than both data and money these companies want control.

@LaVaZ000

3 жыл бұрын

So they will do it's for money, congratulations.

@uhhhhh262

3 жыл бұрын

Money is the byproduct of this massive data grab.

"when it first arrived from Amazon, I didn't know what it was" Man, how many memes started like that

I like how people are afraid of their Alexas spying on them when they already have a device that can spy on them worse. The phone.

@Roxor128

3 жыл бұрын

The worst thing about that is that it doesn't have to be that way. There is no reason why a smartphone needs to be designed to collect data on its users. Google and co just chose to make them like that. There are a couple of smaller companies out there proving it by making phones that don't spy on you, but you have to pay a hefty premium for them (because no economies of scale and no data collection to subsidise the hardware), and they have their own, much more limited, software ecosystem.

*Santa Claus:* He knows when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He's knows whether you've been good or bad So be good! For heaven's sake *Smart speakers in Russia:* It knows when you're sleeping It knows when you're awake It knows whether you've been good or bad So be good! For heaven's sake *Or go to gulag.*

@xijinping6504

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot about me

We are inviting surveillance into our home.

@DOLsenior

3 жыл бұрын

That's pretty much the gist of it.

@Cheetorblz

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, sort of like having servants in days gone by. You can see how the wealthy were concerned their privacy was being compromised by having all these servants making their life easier. Get a grip people.

@dylanschmidt9056

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cheetorblz Servants didn't pool their information in centralized servers where, voluntarily or involuntarily, it might fall into the hands of a variety of hostile forces. Furthermore, those aristocrats were afraid of democratic revolution, whereas we're concerned about demagogues manipulating people's anxieties and fears to seize power or tyrannical governments crushing dissent. And in Amazon's case, the information wouldn't even need to change hands, given their attacks on labour rights.

@Cheetorblz

3 жыл бұрын

@@dylanschmidt9056 yeah, like they are going to manipulate my fear of rain tomorrow. You are living in an adventure world of your own invention.

@AmiCestLaVie

3 жыл бұрын

With smartphones, we already have been

Never understood why Alexa or Google assistant is provided as a feature in headphones...I only want good audio quality!

@looming_

3 жыл бұрын

Not everyone shares your opinion obviously.

@starboysuniverse9956

3 жыл бұрын

bro i like google so your opinions are not relevant

@DOLsenior

3 жыл бұрын

Cool channel icon!

@casperguo7177

3 жыл бұрын

Cuz hand free phone calls are real blessings

@CityLifeinAmerica

3 жыл бұрын

@@starboysuniverse9956 The phone would handle Google/Alexa/Siri. Not the headphones themselves.

i’m so glad for this Open Source series here on Vox. please keep them coming and reflect on current issues (as much as possible)! i really feel people should get info on these in a much more understandable way. i am really concerned what could become of these things in the future.

00:32 Amazon released what would become one of the greatest memes of all time

the fact that the question "this is a deal breaker, maybe you shouldn't buy one" doesn't even come up. Means that they've already won. Imagine if we began to place a shiver of responsibility on the consumers that after all have decided time and time again that they don't care about privacy if they get the marshmallow now

I’m just waiting for the next scandal to be revealed, so that people finally take the power away from those companies

@TheAmericanAmerican

3 жыл бұрын

Ha!!! As if. The only way the people will take the power away from these capitalist monsters is by force. The corporations bought our country decades ago. We the people are only now slowly waking up...

*The FBI has been real silent since this came out.*

Just shows how desensitized we are with our own privacy when only 47% and 31% find those things unacceptable

Data being sold to advertisers - Us humans has started to become commodities ourselves once again.

@zelenskysboot361

3 жыл бұрын

We always have been.

@TheAmericanAmerican

3 жыл бұрын

Capitalism? Yea, definitely Capitalism.

@lenn939

3 жыл бұрын

You should watch “the social dilemma” on Netflix

@thePronto

3 жыл бұрын

If the product/service is free, you are the product.

@ehsan_kia

3 жыл бұрын

It shows no one here knows how any of this works if you think they sell your data directly to advertisers.

Atleast someone has to listen to me swearing at my google home

@straightbusta2609

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

You lumped Apple into the infographics but didn’t extrapolate their stance.

@ravenizer

3 жыл бұрын

Because unlike the rest, Apple's devices parse most of the text on device. It's one of the biggest reasons they cost more. And secondly, they take privacy super seriously. They don't care about ad dollars and Siri improvement based recordings are opt-in, which is presented to you as an option when you set up Siri or any new Siri enabled devices. I don't want to come across as a fan boy, but Vox had no business putting Apple in here; which is why they had nothing to say about it.

@KhanPiesseONE

3 жыл бұрын

@@ravenizer That may be true, but Apple still collects vast amounts of user data from iPhones, they use it for quality assurance purposes but that doesn’t mean that they’re not doing anything wrong with that information. Apple is so secretive that we have no way of knowing what exactly they do with our data. At least with Google and Amazon we know what they are doing.

@beelzemobabbity

3 жыл бұрын

@@ravenizer yeah, apple may be hella overpriced, but I’ll admit they feel way more secure.

@mho...

3 жыл бұрын

apple doesnt matter!

@Cobalt985

3 жыл бұрын

@@KhanPiesseONE I honestly, truly trust Apple more because their products cost so much that they don't have a NEED to use your data, and they advertise this. By default their devices 100% collect far less data.

One time my friend and I played back recordings from my alexa and discovered that our recorded voices were almost indistinguishable, while our real life voices were quite different

Before buying any technology or gadgets ask yourself "Do i really need this?"

@rdvgrd6

3 жыл бұрын

Okay mr obvious

@sidharthjagan3449

3 жыл бұрын

Capitalism: am i joke to you?

@gameofbros4728

3 жыл бұрын

And I’m answer every time is, hmmmm actually yes I do need this, I like to turn on my smart light from my bed and tell Alexa to lock my door.

@Toon444

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vii905 Wow so scary they are gonna personalize ads, whatever shall I do. 🙄 You make it seem like they want to sell your credit card details on the dark web

@FlowersInHisHair

3 жыл бұрын

I mean literally everyone asks themselves that before a tech purchase, this is not a unique insight particular to smartspeakers

It took y'all nearly a decade to realize smart speakers invade your privacy?

@FlowersInHisHair

3 жыл бұрын

No I think everyone knew it from the start

@zelenskysboot361

3 жыл бұрын

The world is full of lemmings

@fwogboy

3 жыл бұрын

@@FlowersInHisHair people are gullible. its important to remind everyone these things.

I actually find personalised ads really useful and have kept it turned on

All jokes aside, this is what I love about Vox. I have a smart speaker, and several Amazon products, so this was very helpful just to know in general, with solid information and a source.

Me: Watching this on my google phone, in a room with a google home mini, two chromecasts and three smart lights 👁️👄👁️

@hilal_younus

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh You put your entire ecosystem in one company which has literally the worst privacy policy (except for Facebook and possibly Amazon) , Like it would’ve been better if you had been in an ecosystem which has a good stance on privacy

@extrapolate

3 жыл бұрын

That’s why I prefer apple. Their business model barely profits from ads and selling personal data. Basically they don’t make money off of invading my privacy, I pay them upfront for that and I’m ok with that.

@vijaykumar-to5vd

3 жыл бұрын

same hero bro. with google home mini and a chromecast and two lights

@bluedreamkush2392

3 жыл бұрын

@@extrapolate yeah but their products are insanely expensive and they are pro censorship which is something I hate about apple.

@dark12ain

3 жыл бұрын

@@extrapolate yeah but apple is too expensive for me nowadays, also I can't just download stuff strait from the internet like I can on my pixel also apple phones don't offer expandable storage witch is a big deal for me

Isn’t this already known?

@RealityBoat

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously data privacy is important but I don't feel that threatened when it only records when you give a command. Besides it's some random underpayed employee surveying a small portion of the recordings to find bugs. The real issue is that if they are using your data for ads we should get payed royalties

@Dan-do2op

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but this is classic Vox “making things look worse than it is and using fancy infographics”

@FindecanorNotGmail

3 жыл бұрын

@@RealityBoat It also records everything else in the room while someone is giving it a command.

@thecompanioncube4211

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. But new privacy breaching "features" are becoming opt-out instead of opt-in. Which means people are almost forced to give up privacy as the opt-out options are hidden deep in settings and are never fully explained

@ValdemarDeMatos

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecompanioncube4211 Well, at least in Europe legally, companies that sell these kind of devices can’t do that. GDPR requires an active acceptance by the user to Opt-in before the user can Opt-out. Although some companies have no problem paying huge fines as they violate these laws.

Thank you for keeping the journalism real

It's amazing that this video is informative to anyone. Everyone should know these devices are doing this.

"It steals 100$ worth of information for 12 seconds."

@avivg.4971

3 жыл бұрын

lol what

@mystier3423

3 жыл бұрын

Or 0$. If your information is useless 😂

@brothercharanus1927

3 жыл бұрын

@@mystier3423 oh right!

@gnomsrepnay

3 жыл бұрын

_loud russian yelling in distance_

@jmhastings0

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure who wants to listen to me eat potato chips for half an hour

"Ok google, say Alexa, say Ok google repeat" Google: Alexa, say ok google repeat Alexa: Ok google repeat Google: .... Alexa: .... And they went on from that day

@anp1609

3 жыл бұрын

your genius frightens me

@thegamerkhan

3 жыл бұрын

I had to read that a thousand times to understand it

Remember when Google's motto was 'Don't Be Evil'?

Half the time Alexa doesn't understand your question. So big deal.

Imagine paying to be spied on

@donotcareatall

3 жыл бұрын

You mean protected

@TurnaboutAdam

3 жыл бұрын

What did you use to post this on?

@AdamGCurtis

3 жыл бұрын

​@@TurnaboutAdam Corporations aren't your friends, friend

@biplabkumarghosh6300

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamGCurtis They aren't your enemies, either

@AdamGCurtis

3 жыл бұрын

@@biplabkumarghosh6300 They're literally infringing on people's privacy my dude

At what cost? *Everything.*

It’s the same as “smart” TVs... it’s there to mine you for your personal data so someone can sell you something via targeted advertising.

"... and while I soon forget my question, Amazon remembers it." So if you ask Alexa what was my last question...?

Read The Age of Surveillance Capitalism if you want to learn more. Highly recommended.

I can’t see why they are useful

@gabbypalmer3301

3 жыл бұрын

I can see why they are useful for someone like my grandfather who is disabled and can make calls if he falls down with no one home, or do other things if he left his phone in the other room, but I agree that they dont have much of a purpose for the general public

@allansh828

3 жыл бұрын

they are super popular among old people

@mosijahi3096

3 жыл бұрын

@@allansh828I don’t know where you live, but theses Devices are popular among other sectors of populations besides older people.

@woutervn

3 жыл бұрын

It's quite useful for smarthomes. Controlling lights and stuff

@mrpw1402

3 жыл бұрын

My main use is home automation

And here we are making Alexa, Siri ,Bixby and Assistant talk to each other and argue

SHORT & AMAZING EPISODE 👍🏼

Alexa is an actually interesting device tbf

@adriangaming4853

3 жыл бұрын

@Neha 1 M Stop spamming.

The real cost of smart speakers: Your privacy.

When she said “Okay Google ...” my google speaker answered Love a little heart attack moment

Ive watched so many memes about Alexa that it's the first time I actually hear the commercial

Buying anything from Google is like paying for your private information to be sold

@potfdron

3 жыл бұрын

An alternative???

@sembarangwes549

3 жыл бұрын

But... U r using KZread rn

@g00rb4u

3 жыл бұрын

You've commented on KZread - owned by Alphabet who also owns Google. You've done so with a Gmail account. Alphabet and its subsidiaries are already profiting off you.

@exaucemayunga22

3 жыл бұрын

Or USING Google, which tou already use everyday

@Lightningflamingice

3 жыл бұрын

@Jao Bai Dun you dont but what the guy is saying is that the reason KZread is free is because the data they collect (what type of videos you watch) is used to target advertising towards you. Of course, their algorithm will only look for generalized patterns (e.x. watch a lot of gaming videos? Here's an ad for Xbox because we know you're more likely to buy it compared to the average viewer), and going on incognito or turning off data collection in privacy settings will turn this off

I like how this got recommended to me five minutes after I just had a conversation about this 👀

"The things you own, end up owning you." Tyler Durden

@jmckendry84

3 жыл бұрын

Quoting Fight Club, wow, so deep

Well played, when he said "Alexa what's the temperature", my Alexa responded 😂

Literally EVERYONE'S smart devices have just replied to this video...

@thePronto

3 жыл бұрын

Not mine...I unplugged it months ago. It was a gift.

Better title for the vid : Reason why you should stay away from a smart speaker.

@kingpopaul

3 жыл бұрын

'smart' anything as they are either vulnerabilities or spying on you, or both.

I'm glad you used Alexa through out this video after the start. For some reason, my Google assistant speakers (3 in my house) have started answering when videos say "Hey/OK Google" I need to fix this. It's annoying.

That moment when you don't care "as" much because you have a burning hate towards ads and have never been convinced by one, nor ever bought something through one

I kinda want to buy one now it's nice to think that someone has an interest in my life. I lowkey flattered that someone spying on me ( :

I have a google smart speaker. Google was offering free smart speakers for KZread premium members. I guess the data is so valuable that they’re just giving them away. I rarely use the speaker.

@Cobalt985

3 жыл бұрын

@@luxcyrus3754 Yes, KZread Music is great. More music than literally any other platform, and has great suggestions. But if you already find all your music on another service feel free to stay there.

@edwardiiiofengland9337

3 жыл бұрын

We use ours as an alarm and a speaker. That’s... it.

it was really helpful...I just turned off ad personalization...wasn't knowing there was something like that.

Eagerly waiting for Vox's 2020 rewind

Who else turned off their Google Ad Personalization settings?

@kewgardensstation

3 жыл бұрын

Me!

@drabberfrog

3 жыл бұрын

Why would you do that? Now all the ads you'll get will just be random.

Good thing I've never been a fan of these smart speakers to begin with.

You know what I just figured out why there much of ad that related to my searches event hough it already solved. That ad personalization is useful

LOL 0:21 it activated my Siri

I was outraged when I saw the one targeted specifically to kids.

Seeing all this new technology you really start realizing how our generation is living in the dreamed of cyberpunk era

As a Software Enginner, it was a hard problem to solve. All we need is a mic, speaker and a bare bones processor is all that you need. Cloud is the next frontier.

At 2:03 my Alexa gave me the temp forecast for the day. Thanks Vox.

Oh no!!! They have saved all my questions about the weather and playing music!!! End times people!!! 🤪

Imagine all the things our smart phones know about us 🤯

No one: Bixby:Hello??

Thanks for the scary information. Am going to reset my Alexa settings right now!

The title is what made me realise why they're so cheap Yeah I don't need privacy, I need super cheap tech.

I got like 8 of these. Without asking. “Hey here’s a cheap thing that young people who use computers like”

I wish this was longer.

Dang it, you guys activated my speaker 🤣

Every one in five homes....are being surveilled 24 hours a day.

@robertgregory2618

3 жыл бұрын

So what abut your smart phone?

This video isn't informative to anyone who is even slightly informed.

@antbing1831

3 жыл бұрын

Imo it’s a little bit informative

You should have bleeped the okay google! You set of my speaker lol