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Everything you say to an Alexa speaker will be sent to Amazon—starting today (techxplore.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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Amazon has disabled two key privacy features in its Alexa smart speakers, in a push to introduce artificial intelligence-powered "agentic capabilities" and turn a profit from the popular devices.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Of course, and for all we know they're already recording everything Alexa hears, so there doesn't seem to be any reason to fuss over this announcement.