CNET reported a few weeks ago that Amazon is preparing to remove a key privacy setting in its Alexa smart home devices. Today, it goes into effect. Here's what it means.

is making waves. Starting March 28, Alexa Echo users won't be able to block their devices from sending all voice recordings to Amazon for analysis. Just before this privacy change, more than 2,000 ...

This two-step change means Alexa users need to make a trade-off between privacy and functionality. Put simply, Amazon needs Echo devices to start making money. As US voice assistant expert Joseph ...

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.

Interestingly, Amazon is also running into a technical issue that prevents the deletion of files uploaded for analysis. It already sounds like a privacy ... who own an Echo Show 8, 10, 15, or ...

However, many online have expressed skepticism about Amazon’s privacy commitments. Some users who previously avoided Alexa and Echo products due to privacy concerns say this change is ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech ... the AI-enhanced service coming to Echo speakers soon, Panos Panay, Head of Devices & Services at Amazon, revealed the improved assistant ...

While most attempts led us to pages showing Echo Show 5, one account connected to The Verge surfaced the aforementioned Alexa Show 5 page. We contacted Amazon about the potential change ...

At launch, many people were disappointed with its capabilities compared to Amazon Echo. With subsequent speakers ... While there are privacy concerns, both Amazon and Google promise that facial ...