News Disney testing smart speakers in guest rooms at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club

[No Name]

This is terribly naive. Much of what Disney’s done in the IT realm of the last year or two has been to boost their data mining abilities (Genie+, Magic Band +, etc.). So much tech - whether it is our laptop cameras, iPhone cameras, latent apps - are collecting data even when they are not “on” or being used.

Ask yourself- at a time when luxuries and basic necessities are being pared back in the parks and resorts, why would they suddenly take on this cost and hassle?

So Amazon is secretly and illegally recording you, so secretly that Disney’s IT folks know about this and can utilize the data from Amazon, risking the collapse of the entire business?

Your MagicBand can always collect your location (when on property), but your iPhone camera doesn’t collect anything when the green light is off. There are actual facts behind how these things work. Accepting the truth is not being naive.

 

[Ayla]

So Amazon is secretly and illegally recording you, so secretly that Disney’s IT folks know about this and can utilize the data from Amazon, risking the collapse of the entire business?

Your MagicBand can always collect your location (when on property), but your iPhone camera doesn’t collect anything when the green light is off. There are actual facts behind how these things work. Accepting the truth is not being naive.

There's no secret about it. Amazon is open about the fact you're being recorded.

Does Alexa Spy on You Through Amazon Smart Devices?

Alexa knows a lot … but just how much does it know about you? Find out if Alexa is spying on you—and what, exactly, that might mean.

www.rd.com

 

[JoeCamel]

So Amazon is secretly and illegally recording you, so secretly that Disney’s IT folks know about this and can utilize the data from Amazon, risking the collapse of the entire business?

Your MagicBand can always collect your location (when on property), but your iPhone camera doesn’t collect anything when the green light is off. There are actual facts behind how these things work. Accepting the truth is not being naive.

Nothing secret or illegal about it, data is today's currency and one of the only things we manufacture any longer

 

[No Name]

Nothing secret or illegal about it, data is today's currency and one of the only things we manufacture any longer

They specifically deny that they do this and it’s absolutely illegal. They do collect data… when you are speaking to it!

There's no secret about it. Amazon is open about the fact you're being recorded.

Does Alexa Spy on You Through Amazon Smart Devices?

Alexa knows a lot … but just how much does it know about you? Find out if Alexa is spying on you—and what, exactly, that might mean.

www.rd.com

Did you bother to read the article you linked? It says it does not record you until it hears the wake word.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Fill up the tub in your room and drop it in.

Only way to be sure.

 

[Indy_UK]

I’m all for this although in the minority. Like the idea of it at home too although I expected it to be limited

 

[dreday3]

Fill up the tub in your room and drop it in.

Only way to be sure.

We're gonna bring it with us to the parks so it doesn't miss anything important we may have to say!

 

[mightynine]

Fill up the tub in your room and drop it in.

Only way to be sure.

*muffled from under the water* "Would you like to know your resort's pool hours?"

 

[wendysue]

Shutting this off as soon as I enter the room.

 

[Coaster Lover]

"Hey Disney, open Tron... OPEN TRON!"

"I'm sorry Pal, I'm afraid I can't do that..."

 

[Tha Realest]

They specifically deny that they do this and it’s absolutely illegal. They do collect data… when you are speaking to it!


Did you bother to read the article you linked? It says it does not record you until it hears the wake word.

Imagine uncritically believing this.

Alexa is always listening — and so are Amazon workers

The company uses the workers to review recordings to train its AI systems.

abcnews.go.com

 

[No Name]

Imagine uncritically believing this.

Alexa is always listening — and so are Amazon workers

The company uses the workers to review recordings to train its AI systems.

abcnews.go.com

I’m genuinely confused, why did you link an article that directly contradicts what you’re trying to claim? Are you suggesting this article is lying? Or did you not read past the headline like @Ayla ?

 

[LittleBuford]

Imagine uncritically believing this.

Alexa is always listening — and so are Amazon workers

The company uses the workers to review recordings to train its AI systems.

abcnews.go.com

The article you’ve shared doesn’t contradict @egg, though. Can you point to where you think it does?

 

[Ayla]

They specifically deny that they do this and it’s absolutely illegal. They do collect data… when you are speaking to it!


Did you bother to read the article you linked? It says it does not record you until it hears the wake word.

LOL Yeah, that's the point. The wake word is Disney. How many times you think you say 'disney' when you're in your resort room at DISNEY?

I don't ever link anything without reading it in its entirety, btw.

 

[LittleBuford]

LOL Yeah, that's the point. The wake word is Disney. How many times you think you say 'disney' when you're in your resort room at DISNEY?

I don't ever link anything without reading it in its entirety, btw.

The wake word (or more accurately phrase) is actually “Hey, Disney”. I really don’t think that’s the kind of thing any of us would say unless trying to activate the machine.

 

[No Name]

LOL Yeah, that's the point. The wake word is Disney. How many times you think you say 'disney' when you're in your resort room at DISNEY?

I don't ever link anything without reading it in its entirety, btw.

You could knock the earth off of its axis with that pivot! In case it was a mistake, here is the trail of conversation:

The ONLY time your voice is recorded is after it hears you call its name, in this case, “Hey Disney”

This is terribly naive. … So much tech - whether it is our laptop cameras, iPhone cameras, latent apps - are collecting data even when they are not “on” or being used.

So Amazon is secretly and illegally recording you, so secretly that Disney’s IT folks know about this and can utilize the data from Amazon, risking the collapse of the entire business?

There's no secret about it. Amazon is open about the fact you're being recorded.

Does Alexa Spy on You Through Amazon Smart Devices?

Alexa knows a lot … but just how much does it know about you? Find out if Alexa is spying on you—and what, exactly, that might mean.

www.rd.com

I kind of agree with your new point about the wake word though.

 

[mightynine]

The wake word (or more accurately phrase) is actually “Hey, Disney”. I really don’t think that’s the kind of thing any of us would say unless trying to activate the machine.

But what if I'm recording my vlog titled "Hey Disney, Stop Calling Me A Friend"? Don't forget to Like, Comment and Subscribe!

 

[Ayla]

You could knock the earth off of its axis with that pivot! In case it was a mistake, here is the trail of conversation:





I kind of agree with your new point about the wake word though.

No pivot at all. You're just deliberately being obtuse. Amazon has said outright they are recording everything after you say the wake word.

 

[dreday3]

I seriously don't think "waking it up" without meaning to will be a big issue?

I'm trying to think why we'd say Disney so often in our room. I can only come up with Disney Springs. I wouldn't say it in association with restaurants, we don't refer to the parks as "Disney's" Animal Kingdom. I double we'll be discussing Disney + all that much.

I'm truly curious to see how much we say it and see if we keep waking it up.

 

[LittleBuford]

Amazon has said outright they are recording everything after you say the wake word.

But no-one is disputing that anyway. The question being debated is whether you are being recorded at other times, contrary to Amazon's stated policy.