Tim Dowling: two Alexas have moved in, and they’re terrifying

My youngest son is having nightmares about surveillance. The dog is barking. This is the future

In the course of my work, I am sometimes sent free stuff that I don’t know what to do with. When given the opportunity to review things, I usually turn down such offers, because I find it hard to write nice things about a product I never wanted in the first place. But sometimes the stuff just comes.

In the case of the free Alexa, though, I have already accepted the assignment without quite knowing what it will entail. I’m still awaiting clarification when the box arrives late on Friday afternoon.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WXf3wV