Having just fired up her Amazing Alexis and connected it with her other “smart” devices handling her heat, lights and security, Honor was sharing with her husband some troubling, sensitive health information about her trip that day to the doctor’s office. Honor’s tale was interrupted by a call from her brother who demanded “unplug your Alexis devices right now, You’re being hacked!” Sadly, Honor’s recorded tale also made its way to the editor of the neighborhood news-blog Gladys Gravits, who shared it in th

Source: Privacy Alert – Alexa (and Friends) is Listening! | Tilting the Scales

This is a very interesting and timely article blogged by a fellow lawyer and friend. They write some good stuff and this was especially share-worthy.

A lot of us use the Google Assistant on our phones, and the hub devices sprinkled around the house. I have a Garmin GPS that wakes up to a command and has been known to wake up to random speech. How many of us have devices like this that are listening?

Read the full blog post for some good suggestions they make on steps to help protect yourself. This may be a good time to review your security choices on Facebook and other social media.