2021-05-04T18:29:12Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/the-power-of-big-tech-is-a-problem-for-everyonetag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1250/43782021-05-04T18:29:12ZSursumCorda<p>That's why we don't have an Alexa or Siri or whatever. Friends have them, and they can do amazing things, but it's too creepy. I have my phone set so that Google isn't listening unless I ask it to -- supposedly. That does cut me off from the thing that saved one man's life in a car accident -- he couldn't move but voice-commanded his phone to call for help -- but I'll take my chances.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1250/43772021-05-04T18:10:46ZKathy Lewis<p>An interesting conversation with a younger friend: I was mentioning a former student that I had lost touch with and she said that I should just say the person's name out loud in her house. When she does that, something about the person will show up in her newsfeed within a day, because both her smartphone and her Google Home box are always listening. Anything she talks about gets put into their algorithms. Gak! Another good reason to avoid such things.</p>