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You can soon have ‘sex’ with Amazon’s Alexa

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday July 28 2018, @08:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the toying-around dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant seems to be everywhere these days – and now she’s powering your sex life too.

The voice-controlled AI has made its way into the popular Lovense series of smart sex toys, giving you more control over your late-night action than ever before.

Lovense toys can already be controlled remotely using an app, but now Alexa voice commands will activate them too.

An upcoming app update, revealed exclusively to The Sun, will add support for Amazon’s hugely popular Alexa service.

Source: https://nypost.com/2018/07/20/you-can-soon-have-sex-with-amazons-alexa/

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by stretch611 on Saturday July 28 2018, @01:36PM (2 children)

    by stretch611 (6199) on Saturday July 28 2018, @01:36PM (#713985)

    Seriously, anyone who thinks an IoT sex toy is a good idea deserves to be screwed... and not in a fun way.

    First, we all know how bad IoT security is...

    Second, we know they are going to upload usage stats to a corporate server. How often it is used, how long it takes for you to get off, if you are using it alone, with your partner, or a stranger; and what mode/intensity level it takes for a depraved person like you to feel anything.

    And third, now Amazon will get this information as well.

    How long before Amazon emails logs/transcripts to a co-worker...
    or the device is taken over with a trojan that takes over your network and/or becomes a DDOS host...
    not to mention those funny messages sent to the work email that was stupidly used to sign up... "We noticed that you are taking longer to get your rocks off... Perhaps you would like to upgrade to our lawnmower engine model to cum quicker... act now and get a free french tickler attachment..."
    and of course when the company server is compromised, waiting for the hackers to blackmail you into sending them money to avoid sending all your facebook friends information on just how often you masturbate. Pay us $100 or poor old Aunt Virginia will know what a slut you really are.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday July 28 2018, @02:40PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday July 28 2018, @02:40PM (#713995) Journal

    You win, for having posted my objections for me. ;^)

    "Oh, I can't WAIT to start having sex with Alexa. I just can't WAIT for Amazon to start catalogue all of my kinks and perversions! And, I most truly can't WAIT for Alexa to pop off with something embarrassing at the single MOST inappropriate time in my life!"

    I dunno - maybe I have a reason to stop at a daycare center, picking up a grandkid or something, and Alexa decides that something she overheard is her cue to get kinky? Here come the cops, investigating a complaint about explicit language around the little bitty chldren - they want to check me out for pedophilia.

  • (Score: 2) by acid andy on Saturday July 28 2018, @03:25PM

    by acid andy (1683) on Saturday July 28 2018, @03:25PM (#714008) Homepage Journal

    So basically it's gonna be a big hit with all the exhibitionist authoritarianists!

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