Don’t Freak Out About That Amazon Alexa Eavesdropping Situation
May 25, 2018•5 min
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Episode description
On Thursday, Seattle news station KIRO 7 published a disconcerting story. A Portland family discovered that a snippet of private conversation had been recorded by an Amazon Echo and sent to a random person in their contact list. The report instantly sparked concern and outrage that Amazon's Echo smart speaker is listening to and recording much more than the company claims.
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