Amazon has filed a patent that could allow its Echo devices to one day listen in on conversations to help with user recommendations. A handy feature or more fodder for conspiracy theories?Should you whisper around your Amazon Echo,lest it whisper back to you?That’s the future suggested by a patent recently filed by the company, which examined the possibility of eavesdropping on conversations held around its voice-activated devices in order to better propose products or services to users. Related: ‘Amazon’s Alexa is now fraction of the family – I just hope she doesn’t replace me’ Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com