South Park episode sets off viewers' Alexa and Google Home

Daily Mail - Science & tech 

South Park viewers were sent scrambling to unplug their Alexa and Google Home devices last night, after the show's 21st season premiere had their smart assistants setting alarms, creating shopping lists, and spewing obscenities. During an episode which saw the characters shouting commands at the cartoon versions of the devices, viewers flocked to Twitter to reveal that their own smart speakers had been triggered, too. Social media has erupted with the hilarious stories of Amazon Alexa and Google Home owners whose assistants were set off by the episode, with many even claiming they'd been left with a shopping list that included'hairy b*lls.' South Park viewers were sent scrambling to unplug their Alexa and Google Home devices last night, after the show's 21st season premiere had their smart assistants setting alarms, creating shopping lists, and spewing obscenities Google Home is continually listening for commands. Google says nothing gets passed back to them until the speakers hear the keywords'Hey Google' or'OK, Google'.