What exactly is wrong with an Echo that is designed with a parental filter built in?
I see your point, I guess my reaction is based on the potential misuse of my child’s data. Now granted, as a parent I can choose not to purchase this. I just fear that my act of not purchasing this will not matter if this becomes the norm (which it probably will). Hell, I still don’t know how I feel about what privacy means to me yet, and I think about it a lot. I think we are just not moving slow enough to give ourselves the best chance at getting it right. And companies targeting a child’s data makes it even more difficult to tap on the brakes. I also want the latest and greatest but I appreciate Apple’s approach to this over others and I am concerned that this device becomes another step towards a future we are unable to recover from should we desire too... all because it will improve a companies profits.
What exactly is wrong with an Echo that is designed with a parental filter built in?
I see your point, I guess my reaction is based on the potential misuse of my child’s data. Now granted, as a parent I can choose not to purchase this. I just fear that my act of not purchasing this will not matter if this becomes the norm (which it probably will). Hell, I still don’t know how I feel about what privacy means to me yet, and I think about it a lot. I think we are just not moving slow enough to give ourselves the best chance at getting it right. And companies targeting a child’s data makes it even more difficult to tap on the brakes. I also want the latest and greatest but I appreciate Apple’s approach to this over others and I am concerned that this device becomes another step towards a future we are unable to recover from should we desire too... all because it will improve a companies profits.
No disagreement from me on being vigilant about privacy. I think the path is clear for you until you can be more certain about how personal data is used on these devices. I'm excited by Alexa in Toyotas and Lexuses (as seen in an AI article yesterday) and I'm certain that digital personal assistances will become an even greater parts of our lives moving forward, but I see no reason for anyone to jump onboard if they're not fine with the current technology.
For homes that do have Echos and other devices that connect with Alexa, this might be good for the kids, but I also how effective that is since the kids will likely be able to use the other Echos in the homes without parental controls. Ultimately I'd like to see all these systems recognize voices better, as well as be a little smarter. For example, if you're at work and your kid's at home the system would know that you can't possible be trying to use the Echo at home. Of course, this would mean that it would know your location (or at least that you're not home), which could be a privacy concern.
Worse yet, people will actually buy this and think it is a good thing.
Because people want to do as little hands on parenting as possible.
Some guy on one of these threads was talking about how difficult it was to set limits with a three year old and instead, suggested that Apple do more with parental controls.
people will jump on this product and start filing lawsuits the second their child does something wrong. It’s inevitable.
Asking for tools to make parental guidance easier is not the same as relinquishing parental responsibilities as you seem to be implying.
More and more fine grained controls are useful to have. Especially during the more turbulent pre-teen and teen years where hormones trumps reasoning. If the rule is X and equally applied across all siblings in an automated fashion it leads to less drama. Even more so when parents adhere to the same rules.
I'd like a smaller and cheaper home pod because I'll buy a Echo Dot or Google Mini for each room but not a HomePod. The ability to use as an intercom is handy since one rule on our household is no phones upstairs so we can't just call each other. We have one of each and I'm leaning Google Mini even though Amazon seems to have more 3rd party support than either Apple or Google.
Seems an obvious way to gather more data about kids' consumption habits by turning them into a source for extracting richer advertising data to be used on parents (and possible kids themselves too). It's fucking creepy.
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Apple needs to get in gear.
Amazon does need constraints on its expansion...it is too pervasive in our economy.
Sad world.
For homes that do have Echos and other devices that connect with Alexa, this might be good for the kids, but I also how effective that is since the kids will likely be able to use the other Echos in the homes without parental controls. Ultimately I'd like to see all these systems recognize voices better, as well as be a little smarter. For example, if you're at work and your kid's at home the system would know that you can't possible be trying to use the Echo at home. Of course, this would mean that it would know your location (or at least that you're not home), which could be a privacy concern.
More and more fine grained controls are useful to have. Especially during the more turbulent pre-teen and teen years where hormones trumps reasoning. If the rule is X and equally applied across all siblings in an automated fashion it leads to less drama. Even more so when parents adhere to the same rules.
I'd like a smaller and cheaper home pod because I'll buy a Echo Dot or Google Mini for each room but not a HomePod. The ability to use as an intercom is handy since one rule on our household is no phones upstairs so we can't just call each other. We have one of each and I'm leaning Google Mini even though Amazon seems to have more 3rd party support than either Apple or Google.