Amazon is making a major change to Alexa’s privacy settings, and it could impact how your voice data is handled. Starting March 28, the company is removing an option that allowed users to have Alexa process voice commands locally on their device. This means all voice interactions will now be sent to the cloud for processing, raising fresh concerns over data security and privacy. Find out what this change means for you and how you can take control of your smart assistant settings.
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I do not like this Amazon change of sending voice to the cloud. Amazon should be making changes to protect us rather than making us more exposed to unwanted calls, ads, hacking.
I think this is wrong! No matter what the reasons, for a conglomerate like Amazon to store your voice history is scary. Why are they doing this, and what are they storing it for?
On another question about Alexa, I took the offer for the beta trial of the new AI Alexa. I asked her after a few weeks how much she would cost when the trial was over. The response was that was not known at that time, and added, “But how can you put a price on something so worthwhile?” (That should scare you.) After a month passed, I asked Alexa when the beta program would end; I wanted to make sure I cancelled before it ended. The response was the end date was not known yet, but Prime members could keep using the new Alexa format for a while after the beta program ended. My last question was, what if I am not a Prime member? The answer was $19.95/mo for non-Prime members. The reason for my question is this: for the past few days, the Alexa we have in the bedroom (I know, the worst place for one) started talking back in 2 different voices, the second a bit sarcastic. So I had good Alexa and bad Alexa. I immediately pulled the plug. I now wonder, has my internet been hacked, and is it not a sarcastic Alexa but a hacker? We have Frontier Fiber and consistently have internet issues even though the wireless shows as on and active.