Episode 265 - Dumpster Fire Sausage

On this episode of HomeTech: Massive hacks and data breaches expose 2 billion home automation records, Alexa will never delete those secrets you told her, Bixby really wants to be a thing, Roku dominates and Netflix starts to pinch pennies in anticipation of more competition. We have a big discussion on how voice isn’t the next big platform we all anticipated it to be and Seth tells everyone how he really feels about his Echo. Spoiler alert: The Echo is out.

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Show Notes

• HomeTech Headlines
  • Confirmed: 2 Billion Records Exposed In Massive Smart Home Device Breach
  • D-Link to undergo security audits for 10 years as part of FTC settlement | ZDNet
  • Amazon Confirms It Keeps Alexa Transcripts You Can't Delete
  • More Wyze Smart Home Hardware On The Way
  • New Philips Hue smart bulbs don't need a hub
  • Samsung's Bixby Marketplace launches in the US and South Korea
  • FuboTV Launches Free, Ad-Supported Streaming Sports Network
  • Roku continues to dominate TV streaming in the US
  • Netflix will be pickier with big-budget projects
  • Alexa, Is Voice Still the Next Big Thing After Mobile?
• Pic of the Week
  • The Bandaid Solution