Laser-Based Hacking from Afar Goes Beyond Amazon Alexa

The team that hacked Amazon Echo and other smart speakers using a laser pointer continue to investigate why MEMS microphones respond to sound. Continue reading Laser-Based Hacking from Afar Goes Beyond Amazon Alexa

Privacy Settings for Amazon Echo and Google Home

In episode 102 of our July monthly show Scott and Tom walk-through the recommended privacy settings for Amazon Echo and Google Home smart speakers. ** Links mentioned on the show ** 8 ways to protect your Amazon Echo privacy while working from home htt… Continue reading Privacy Settings for Amazon Echo and Google Home

Paranoid security systems block smart speaker ears until called on

Voice-activated smart speakers can be pretty handy around the house, but they come with a privacy trade-off. Paranoid is an appropriately named start-up that’s now unveiled a set of devices that can make sure smart speakers are only listening when you … Continue reading Paranoid security systems block smart speaker ears until called on

Stay Smarter Than Your Smart Speaker

Smart speakers have always posed a risk to privacy and security — that’s just the price we pay for getting instant answers to life’s urgent and not-so-urgent questions the moment they arise. But it seems that many owners of the 76 million or so smart speakers on the active install …read more

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