According to recent data, nearly 6 million Australians own
digital assistant devices (DADs) like Google Home, Amazon Alexa and
Amazon Echo. And it's easy to understand why – for as
little as a couple of hundred dollars, these cool little gadgets
can accurately answer almost any question you can think of. They
can make play music, control your TV and even make phone calls.
But last year in the United States, concerns about privacy came
to the fore
when an Amazon Alexa device recorded a couple's private
conversation and sent it as a message to one of their
acquaintances.
The incident came as a reminder that technology – no
matter how amazing, can interfere with our private lives.
