For centuries, homeowners have relied on increasingly novel ways to deter would-be home invaders: From motion-sensing lights to dummy cameras, or even “beware of dog” signs that, let’s be honest, aren’t fooling anyone who has ever met your four pound Yorkie.

But it’s a new Alexa skill that might be your best bet yet. Created by Hippo Insurance, the skill allows anyone with an Alexa-equipped device to set it to “Away Mode. ” Once activated, the device sporadically plays recorded conversations. These conversations are meant to be fairly mundane, although could be a bit humorous out of context. According to Andrea…

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