They call them Home Speakers
But their real purpose is listening.
Why do people allow this?
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Client: "Oi, who removed XYZ.pdf from the website?"
Me: Checks past job tickets, "you did, said it was to be deleted, no longer required"
Client: "Well put it back, immediately!"
Me: "Raise a new ticket and send me a copy of XYZ.pdf please"
Client: "Haven't got a copy" (supposed to have backup in RM system)
Me: "OK, leave it with me..."
Hosted locally of course.
"Legal advice has been sought regarding the impact of the USA’s CLOUD Act on data collected by COVIDSafe, as it is stored in AWS. Officials would not release that advice and said they believe it is “not conceivable” the data could be accessed by US authorities, emphasised that security had been considered from every angle and opined that US courts would not likely look favourably upon a request to access data gathered by the app."