Learn about Alexa privacy concerns and how to secure your Alexa gadget.
How Safe Is Alexa?
Alexa employsartificial intelligenceto improve voice recognition and cater to the user.
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It’s also theoretically possible for hackers to access your voice recordings.
These improvements include stronger limitations on the types of data human reviewers have access to.
This privacy setting has been eliminated along with the option to save recordings locally.
You’ll also lose voice ID, Alexa voice recognition of individual voices, and historical data.
It’s best to deactivate the microphone and internet connection on any Alexa gear that’s not in use.
bring up the Alexa app on your mobile gadget and tapMore(hamburger icon).
TapManage Your Alexa Data.
Go toChoose how long to save recordings and typed requests to Alexa.
Choose how long you want Alexa to keep your recording, then tapConfirm.
Tap the toggle switch besideUse voice recordings to improveif you want to opt out of voice recordings.
Disabling this feature limits Alexa’s voice recognition capabilities.
SelectTurn Offto confirm your choice.
Fortunately, you canchange Alexa’s wake wordto avoid accidentally turning her on.
Police agencies can request data collected by companies like Amazon to investigate potential crimes.
For instance, Amazon has collaborated with law enforcement by proving video footage captured by theRing Doorbellsmart security system.
Amazon claims that it doesn’t share customer data with advertisers, but this could change.
