Millions of customers using Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant technology now can add locks that can be controlled remotely to the growing ecosystem of smart home capabilities. August Home last week announced that Amazon’s line of voice-assisted products, including the best-selling Echo, now support its smart products, allowing users to lock and unlock their front doors and other points of access using simple voice commands. August product line includes the August Smart Lock, the August Smart Keypad and the August Smart Doorbell Cam.
My problem with this is that your giving Amazon a lot of power through one device. Not knowing how well that device is secured. It's just like any device that can control many important functions in your house or car. Many Jeeps are being stolen from software hacks and the question is. How much are you willing to give up for the convenience? I myself have seen times when Amazon has been pretty lax in security on its Fire devices. Sharing so much with a company like Amazon not only makes you a target. But it also means a one stop shop for hackers.
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Alexa Takes On Smart Home Security Responsibilities
Posted by: David Jones August 5, 2016 11:08 AMMillions of customers using Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant technology now can add locks that can be controlled remotely to the growing ecosystem of smart home capabilities. August Home last week announced that Amazon’s line of voice-assisted products, including the best-selling Echo, now support its smart products, allowing users to lock and unlock their front doors and other points of access using simple voice commands. August product line includes the August Smart Lock, the August Smart Keypad and the August Smart Doorbell Cam.