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News Anchor Sets Off Alexa Devices Around San Diego Ordering Unwanted Dollhouses

posted by mrpg on Saturday January 07 2017, @09:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the girls-don't-mind-amazon-either dept.

Runaway1956 writes:

The Amazon Echo system which does everything from getting your weather report to ordering more laundry detergent can also do some things you don't want it to.

[...] Which is exactly what happened today during CW6 in the morning when Jim Patton and Lynda Martin were talking about a child who accidentally bought a dollhouse and four pounds of cookies

"I love the little girl, saying 'Alexa ordered me a dollhouse,'" said Patton.

As soon as Patton said that, viewers all over San Diego started complaining their echo devices had tried to order doll houses. It's a common problem experts say can be avoided.

[...] Cobb says the Federal Trade Commission is already looking into voice-command devices and toys to make sure the technology is safe and secure. For now, he recommends do your research to keep your personal information controlled and protected.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by shortscreen on Saturday January 07 2017, @10:07AM

    by shortscreen (2252) on Saturday January 07 2017, @10:07AM (#450677) Journal

    Instead of the TV trying to con viewers into buying crap, the ad on the TV can place the order itself. That's innovation.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by coolgopher on Saturday January 07 2017, @10:39AM

    by coolgopher (1157) on Saturday January 07 2017, @10:39AM (#450681)

    There's probably a patent on that...

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 07 2017, @04:22PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 07 2017, @04:22PM (#450753)

      No-Click Ordering.