Mashable: Amazon Echo alternatives with better privacy options. “Amazon recently confirmed that Alexa users will no longer have the ability to process requests locally, meaning your voice recordings will be stored in Amazon’s servers, no matter what you think about it. That’s…not great. The good news is there are a couple of major alternatives you can use that have better privacy settings. […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/27/mashable-amazon-echo-alternatives-with-better-privacy-options/
Ars Technica: Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28. “Starting on March 28, recordings of everything command spoken to the Alexa living in Echo speakers and smart displays will automatically be sent to Amazon and processed in the cloud.”
MediaPost: Google Battles Consumers Over Accidental Recordings By Voice-Activated Devices. “Google is urging a federal judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuit by users of voice-activated devices who allege that the company wrongly recorded their conversations and shared snippets with outside parties.”
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Amazon agrees to $25 million fine for Alexa #children #privacy violations.
The charges were brought after #Amazon failed to comply with parents' requests to delete their children's #VoiceRecordings and #geolocation information.
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/Amazon-Complaint-%28Dkt.1%29.pdf
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