Following recent privacy concerns suggesting that Amazon employees may be listening to your recorded Alexa conversations, the online retail giant has announced new voice commands that will give users more control over their recordings.
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In its newly launched âAlexa Privacy Hubâ, Amazon states that users may now scrap their recorded voice history daily by saying "Alexa, delete everything I said todayâ. A second command, âAlexa, delete what I just saidâ, will roll out within the next month.
Of course, there are some necessary steps that must be taken before the commands will actually work: users must first access their Alexa Privacy Settings, click on âReview Voice Historyâ and flip the âEnable deletion by voiceâ toggle to âonâ.
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There is one small catch though, as enabling the feature will allow âanyone with access to your Alexa devicesâ to delete your voice recordings, which doesnât sound like a big deal to us.
Alexa device owners may also use the same page to access a drop down menu that allows them to delete voice data from specific dates or even their entire voice recording history â a much easier alternative to the previous method of deleting voice recordings one-by-one via the Alexa app.
While itâs nice to see Amazon be more transparent about its practices and give customers more control over their data, we have to wonder whether it will be enough to assuage usersâ privacy concerns in the long run.
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[li]New Amazon patent could mean Alexa really is always listening[/li][li]Amazon Alexa now compatible with over 60,000 smart home devices[/li][li]Alexa Announcements can now work with any Alexa-enabled device[/li][/ul]
In its newly launched âAlexa Privacy Hubâ, Amazon states that users may now scrap their recorded voice history daily by saying "Alexa, delete everything I said todayâ. A second command, âAlexa, delete what I just saidâ, will roll out within the next month.
Of course, there are some necessary steps that must be taken before the commands will actually work: users must first access their Alexa Privacy Settings, click on âReview Voice Historyâ and flip the âEnable deletion by voiceâ toggle to âonâ.
[IMG alt="xgDKLou2CNfE9thqRDBFy4" width="690px" height="407px"]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xgDKLou2CNfE9thqRDBFy4.png[/IMG]
Image credit: TechRadar
There is one small catch though, as enabling the feature will allow âanyone with access to your Alexa devicesâ to delete your voice recordings, which doesnât sound like a big deal to us.
Alexa device owners may also use the same page to access a drop down menu that allows them to delete voice data from specific dates or even their entire voice recording history â a much easier alternative to the previous method of deleting voice recordings one-by-one via the Alexa app.
While itâs nice to see Amazon be more transparent about its practices and give customers more control over their data, we have to wonder whether it will be enough to assuage usersâ privacy concerns in the long run.
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[li]Worried about Alexa spying on you? This Raspberry Pi smart speaker for kids puts privacy first[/li][/ul]
Continue readingâŚ