tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838970006716138858.post5711031696324802346..comments2023-09-21T04:33:53.151-04:00Comments on Trekking Through Tech: Digital Assistants Are Here To StayDoug Young Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15218019057435976720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838970006716138858.post-43768667124465181102017-04-03T20:00:39.564-04:002017-04-03T20:00:39.564-04:00No, I don't think you're paranoid at all. ...No, I don't think you're paranoid at all. Clearly the digital assistants are always listening, waiting for a command. Who knows, maybe one day we'll hear about someone that was spied on via their digital assistant. We could of course refuse to use them, but then (as you say) we would give up the convenience. Quite a conundrum, and unfortunately I can't ask SIRI for advice of this.Doug Young Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15218019057435976720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838970006716138858.post-16775381746997073102017-04-03T11:43:59.393-04:002017-04-03T11:43:59.393-04:00Maybe I'm a little paranoid but should we be c...Maybe I'm a little paranoid but should we be concerned that these devices can be hacked or leveraged to listen in our our conversations whether we are intentionally interacting with the Digital Assistant or not? Are we acquiescing to George Orwell's "Big Brother" in exchange for a little convenience? [Ok, a lot of really cool convenience.] From ChuckAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154945187158304654noreply@blogger.com