Urgent warning to Alexa users as Amazon prepares to KILL privacy tool
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작성자 Avery Mannix 작성일25-04-05 12:59 조회435회 댓글0건관련링크
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They are some of the most popular smart speakers.
But if you have an Amazon Echo, there's bad news for you - as Amazon is about to controversially kill a popular privacy feature.
Until now, some Amazon Echo devices had the option to process commands locally 'on-device', keeping your voice within the confines of your home.
But from March 28, all Alexa-powered Echo smart speakers will send your voice recordings to the cloud.
Cory Doctorow, a blogger and expert on digital rights management, called it 'absolutely unforgivable' because it will let Amazon workers snoop on all Echo recordings.
Amazon has already received criticism for storing conversations users have with Alexa, Use Proxies which have been listened to and transcribed by staff, it admitted in 2019.
The tech giant was also fined $25million in 2023 for storing recordings of children's interactions with Alexa.
'Amazon says that the recordings your Echo will send to its data-centers will be deleted as soon as it's been processed by the AI servers. Amazon's made these claims before, and they were lies,' Doctorow wrote in a blog post.
From March 28, Amazon's Echo speakers will send your voice recordings to the cloud
'Amazon eventually had to admit that its employees and a menagerie of overseas contractors were secretly given millions of recordings to listen to and make notes on.'
Amazon's decision coincides with the release of Alexa+, the more powerful version of Amazon's smart assistant powered by generative AI.
Amazon said it will 'support the expanded capabilities of Alexa with generative AI', which requires the 'processing power of Amazon's secure cloud'.
It revealed the change in an email sent to users who have the 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' option enabled for its Echo devices.
'We are reaching out to let you know that the Alexa feature 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' that you enabled on your supported Echo device(s) will no longer be available beginning March 28, 2025,' the Amazon email says.
'This feature allowed compatible Echo devices to process the audio of Alexa requests locally on device,' it continues.
'As we continue to expand Alexa's capabilities with generative AI features that rely on the processing power of Amazon's secure cloud, we have decided to no longer support this feature.'
If you have 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' option turned on in the Alexa app, it will default to 'Don't save recordings' on March 28, Amazon continued.
In February 2025, Amazon introduced Alexa+, the latest version of their voice assistant, powered by generative AI (file photo)
Alexa+ is Amazon's personal AI assistant for its smart-speaker family, including its Echo and Echo Show speakers
But if you have an Amazon Echo, there's bad news for you - as Amazon is about to controversially kill a popular privacy feature.
Until now, some Amazon Echo devices had the option to process commands locally 'on-device', keeping your voice within the confines of your home.
But from March 28, all Alexa-powered Echo smart speakers will send your voice recordings to the cloud.
Cory Doctorow, a blogger and expert on digital rights management, called it 'absolutely unforgivable' because it will let Amazon workers snoop on all Echo recordings.
Amazon has already received criticism for storing conversations users have with Alexa, Use Proxies which have been listened to and transcribed by staff, it admitted in 2019.
The tech giant was also fined $25million in 2023 for storing recordings of children's interactions with Alexa.
'Amazon says that the recordings your Echo will send to its data-centers will be deleted as soon as it's been processed by the AI servers. Amazon's made these claims before, and they were lies,' Doctorow wrote in a blog post.
From March 28, Amazon's Echo speakers will send your voice recordings to the cloud
'Amazon eventually had to admit that its employees and a menagerie of overseas contractors were secretly given millions of recordings to listen to and make notes on.'
Amazon's decision coincides with the release of Alexa+, the more powerful version of Amazon's smart assistant powered by generative AI.
Amazon said it will 'support the expanded capabilities of Alexa with generative AI', which requires the 'processing power of Amazon's secure cloud'.
It revealed the change in an email sent to users who have the 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' option enabled for its Echo devices.
'We are reaching out to let you know that the Alexa feature 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' that you enabled on your supported Echo device(s) will no longer be available beginning March 28, 2025,' the Amazon email says.
'This feature allowed compatible Echo devices to process the audio of Alexa requests locally on device,' it continues.
'As we continue to expand Alexa's capabilities with generative AI features that rely on the processing power of Amazon's secure cloud, we have decided to no longer support this feature.'
If you have 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' option turned on in the Alexa app, it will default to 'Don't save recordings' on March 28, Amazon continued.
In February 2025, Amazon introduced Alexa+, the latest version of their voice assistant, powered by generative AI (file photo)
Alexa+ is Amazon's personal AI assistant for its smart-speaker family, including its Echo and Echo Show speakers
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