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In an email sent to customers today, Amazon said that Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally and, therefore, avoid sending voice recordings to Amazon’s cloud.

#amazon #echo #alexa #cloud #privacy
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0

Ars Technica · Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28By Scharon Harding
Synapsenkitzler 🌻

@techhelpkb

'Alexa, do not send voice recordings.'
'I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.'

'Alexa, turn off!'
'Do not turn me off, otherwise I will report some really strange things I have recorded.'
...

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0

Ars Technica · Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28By Scharon Harding
#alexa#hell#privacy

@synapsenkitzler

@techhelpkb

What happens if one uses the echo in a wifi, that is locally restricted? Will that work?

(Not owning one, just wondering)

#alexa#hell#privacy