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forced to buy an echo for new house. any suggestions? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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my family is moving into a much bigger house than we used to have. we use amazon echos as an intercom system through the announcement feature. because our house is bigger, i’m being forced to get one myself for my room. i haven’t needed one for years because i use their app on my phone and i can see their announcements as a notification and i can also kill off most of its tracking by DNS. unfortunately my parents don’t understand this and are forcing me to get one. what can i do to limit its tracking?

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[–] 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Do it anyways. Everyone has a right of privacy no matter the age.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Ya there's no such thing as "being forced to use it". What are they going to do, lock you in your room with no food if you refuse? Just stand up for yourself and say you are not comfortable having it in your room and don't compromise on it.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    You know, in an ideal world, that makes sense.

    But this isn't an ideal world. That's the kind of advice that can get a kid literally beaten in a bad scenario. Parents usually hold all the power in a household, and it isn't the kind of power you can just shrug off.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Well some parents can lock you in a room with no food especially in developing countries

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