That article, from your link, didn't have a paywall for me.
That article, from your link, didn't have a paywall for me.
Thanks. New one to me. Wonder how they bypass the pay wall. Disabling the java script probably wouldn't work?
Have stuck with it and it's an interesting read thank you.Be warned, this is a really long article, it’s also behind a paywall.
If you’ve the time and either a subscription to Wired (which you will have if you subscribe to News+ on an Apple device) or a mechanism for getting past such pesky things as paywalls, I found it fascinating.
For everyone else, feel free to stick the thread on ignore.
Yes... I too have watched i-robot !I’m the same, I know a couple of people who’ve gone full “smart home” and have to ask their Alexa to turn their lights on please. Slower and more annoying than simply flicking a switch.
Plus there’s always the risk that one day Alexa will say no.
Hasn't that been taken down?12ft.io
Hasn't that been taken down?
Us too. There is absolutely nothing smart in our house - including the inhabitants.I’m the same, I know a couple of people who’ve gone full “smart home” and have to ask their Alexa to turn their lights on please. Slower and more annoying than simply flicking a switch.
Plus there’s always the risk that one day Alexa will say no.
Not really - easy enough to pop the link into one of the online paywall bypassers
….not the point of my responseThis particular article is perfectly visible in the reading mode in FireFox, so no third party sites needed at all.
No criticism or offence was meant, I was just adding to the options for getting around the rather thin paywall.….not the point of my response
Nowprries….see quite a few paywalled articles on here and don’t mind as they are easy to circumventNo criticism or offence was meant, I was just adding to the options for getting around the rather thin paywall.
I’ve installed smart switches and the such six months later customer wants the old switches back. If you are to lazy to turn a light switch on then seek help.I’m the same, I know a couple of people who’ve gone full “smart home” and have to ask their Alexa to turn their lights on please. Slower and more annoying than simply flicking a switch.
Plus there’s always the risk that one day Alexa will say no.
This has been going on for decades.
Every single major bank has hired hackers at one time or another on excellent money to work on their security. After all, who better to protect your business than a specialist who actually knows the tricks of the trade and modern techniques?
Many have gone straight and have had very long and lucrative careers in financial and law enforcement sectors doing cyber security.
I don't have Alexa but trying to ask my 'smart' TV to do relatively simply thing is often a slow and painful process.I’m the same, I know a couple of people who’ve gone full “smart home” and have to ask their Alexa to turn their lights on please. Slower and more annoying than simply flicking a switch.
Plus there’s always the risk that one day Alexa will say no.
Archived and unpaywalled from Reddit.Be warned, this is a really long article, it’s also behind a paywall.
If you’ve the time and either a subscription to Wired (which you will have if you subscribe to News+ on an Apple device) or a mechanism for getting past such pesky things as paywalls, I found it fascinating.
For everyone else, feel free to stick the thread on ignore.