Is there a way to repurpose an Alexa device? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by 3yiyo3@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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My girlfriend gave me an Alexa assistant as a gift with all good will, since she knows I like technology. I know in terms of privacy it is garbage, however I wonder if there is a safe way to use some functions of this device, perhaps without internet. Some way to hack it or something, do you guys know something about this?

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[-] 3yiyo3@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

And how can we be sure that it isnt sending data when it isn't called by the wake word?

[-] Morse@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

You can use Wireshark to sniff the packets leaving your network. I use a PiHole to see all of my network traffic.

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