July 30, 2019

Listening in: Humans hear the private info Siri accidentally records

Apple Watch and HomePod have the highest rate of inadvertent recordings, a whistleblower says.

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December 19, 2018

Snack-happy parrot shows insider threats come in all shapes and sizes

The African Grey has tried to get Alexa to send him lightbulbs, a kite, watermelon, ice cream, strawberries, raisins, broccoli and ice cream.

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November 16, 2018

Judge asks if Alexa is witness to a double murder

A judge has ordered Amazon to turn over any recordings an Echo device may have made around the time a horrific crime occurred.

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May 17, 2018

Alexa, Siri and Google can be tricked by commands you can’t hear

Researchers have shown how attackers could trick voice assistants.

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April 27, 2018

Getting an Amazon Echo app to silently eavesdrop on you

Researchers make an Alexa skill that turns your Echo into a eavesdropper

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March 09, 2018

Amazon’s trying to get Alexa to stop laughing at us

Amazon's Alexa has been startling people by randomly laughing.

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November 15, 2017

Hackers mimicking little kids can fool voice recognition systems

Misuse of the technology is going to rise right along with the popularity of voice apps, says a recent study.

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September 08, 2017

Your voice assistant can hear things you can’t – such as a hacker

What researchers have dubbed the Dolphin Attack is theoretical - for now - but it affects all voice assistants

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August 10, 2017

News in brief: Vertus go cheap; Uber debuts chat; Ikea gets smart

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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