From 8e8abfd2be782bd648059e2650782741fa5faab2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 07:22:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add Home / Voice Assistants --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f9020ab..c38ca68 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ - [Games](#games) - [Mario Kart](#mario-kart) - [Minecraft](#minecraft) +- [Home Assistants](#home-assistants) - [Instant Messaging](#instant-messaging) - [Location tracking](#location-tracking) - [Mail Services](#mail-services) @@ -333,6 +334,21 @@ The game has [telemetry embeded in it since v21w38a which you can't opt-out](htt - [Minetest](https://www.minetest.net/) - An open source voxel game engine with many features. - [Mineclone5](https://content.minetest.net/packages/kay27/mineclone5/?protocol_version=40) - Updated version of MineClone2, an attempt to clone Minecraft into Minetest. +## Home Assistants + +Don't use Google Home or Alexa. Please don't. Don't gift them to anyone. They open the homes doors to surveillace. They can turn these auto-updating devices into surveillance devices at will. + +Interesting articles: [1](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/09/alexa-are-you-invading-my-privacy-the-dark-side-of-our-voice-assistants), [2](https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/08/ai_in_brief/), [3](https://www.networkworld.com/article/3190176/virtual-assistants-hear-everything-so-watch-what-you-say-i-m-not-kidding.html), [4](https://www.democracynow.org/2017/1/4/privacy_advocates_warn_of_potential_surveillance), [5](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/woman-finds-amazon-thousands-recordings-25240984), [6](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/locked-down-lawyers-warned-alexa-is-hearing-confidential-calls/), [7](https://hide.me/en/blog/assistant-devices-are-a-privacy-nightmare/). + +- Google Home [![](https://shields.tosdr.org/en_217.svg)](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217) +- Alexa [![](https://shields.tosdr.org/en_190.svg)](https://tosdr.org/en/service/190) +- Cortana [![](https://shields.tosdr.org/en_244.svg)](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244) +- Siri [![](https://shields.tosdr.org/en_158.svg)](https://tosdr.org/en/service/158) + + **Instead use** +- [Mycroft](https://mycroft.ai/) - The Private and Open Voice Assistant. +- [Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/) - Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. + ## Instant Messaging **Check out [this site](https://www.securemessagingapps.com/) for comparisons*.