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

submitted 5 days 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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[–] alykanas@slrpnk.net 28 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Did anyone else assume this from start ?

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I mean that’s what I thought was happening. I still don’t trust my Siri.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I trust Siri the most out of any of the voice.. things.

That said, I have never enabled it and do not trust it at all.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 4 days ago

Yeah but it still listens and it’s frustrating as shit.

[–] ghostlychonk@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

Yeah, I thought it was always listening and tailoring ads and stuff. I don't understand why people are so trusting of these voice assistants. I'm probably paranoid, but I even keep the mic turned off on my phone at all times.