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1:50 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
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Amazon just rolled out Alexa Guard to all Echo users. Your Echo can now listen for breaking glass, alert you to smoke alarms, and randomly turn your lights on and off. But it’s not a full security system.
What Is Alexa Guard?
Alexa Guard is a new free service from Amazon for Amazon Echo users. When you enable Guard, your Echo devices start listening for the sound of glass breaking or smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. If an Echo detects any of those noises, it will send you an alert.
Amazon accomplishes this feat by altering the wake word behavior for your Echo devices. Usually, your Echo listens for “Alexa” (or one of the optional wake words)...
8:56 AM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
It’s OK to have mixed feelings about Facebook. On one hand, it keeps you connected with friends, family and local events. On the other hand, a series of privacy scandals, including this week's revelation that hundreds of millions of passwords were stored on an unencrypted document, have rocked faith in the popular social media network. One complaint that often pops up is the feeling that you’re being followed.
I’m not talking about your friends and family following you. I’m talking about that unsettling feeling that advertisers are tracking your every move on Facebook. You shop around online in the morning for a new pair of shoes, log into Facebook later that day and...
