Oral-B bricking Alexa toothbrush is cautionary tale against buzzy tech

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Oral-B bricking Alexa toothbrush is cautionary tale against buzzy tech
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I only purchased this toothbrush from Amazon because that was the only way to get the water-resistant Alexa speaker that I wanted for the bathroom.

I only purchased this toothbrush because that was the only way to get the water-resistant Corporate Surveillance Device that I wanted for the bathroom.

I only purchased this toothbrush because that was the only way to get the water-resistant Entertainment Center/Speaker/Corporate Surveillance Device for the one room in my house that is the least comfortable, has the worst acoustics, and has the strongest expectation of privacy, and also I can't just put a regular Alexa in like a plastic bag or something because I blew my plastic bag budget on a fucking app-controlled toothbrush or whatever the fuck this is supposed to be, jesus christ

That NSA agent is going to have a grand old time, listening to poop concertos.

I thought you were gonna say he's going to have a grand old time listening to Grand Old Flag