Surveillance research 1

I talked to others about their ideas, and because I was a little bit stuck with my own idea, I decided to group up with someone who was doing a short film about surveillance and the theme of how in this modern age, we are always being watched.

So I decided to do some research on this topic as well to get a better understanding.

Article - Stone, B. 2017. Is Alexa Really Eavesdropping on You? Bloomberg.
https://www.bloomberg.com/technology

This article discusses a topic that is often questioned ever since virtual assistants were developed. The one invented by Amazon, called Alexa, was suspected to be sending data to the government after people asked the virtual assistant whether it's working for the government and sending them information about the user. The answer gave many people suspicions as it took a longer time to answer their question. Many videos were uploaded onto YouTube about this issue and conspiracy theories about virtual assistants were also becoming more popular too, the companies who made these devices being accused of collecting data that the users didn't consent to. It was interesting as it made me think about how we are always being stalked and watched, which made me get into the topic more.

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