Alexa, who else is listening?
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Your smart speaker is designed to listen, but could it be eavesdropping too?
By Jake Moore
Ever since Amazon came under fire for being able to potentially listen in on people through its Echo smart speakers, and even transcribe what they were saying, I have been intrigued by the idea of how IoT could be used to snoop on us, unbeknown to the victims. Big tech companies behind Alexa-enabled and other similar devices have since taken steps towards making them more privacy focused, but I recently demonstrated a feature that you should be aware of.
Let’s cut right to the chase.
Trouble with an ex
I was recently asked by a friend to help check if she had been hacked, because she could not work out how her ex-partner knew specific information about her life and even private conversations she had had.
I first checked her phone and laptop by running ESET’s security software, and couldn’t see any malware or anything untoward. She mentioned that it was as if her conversations were being listen...
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