Alexa, Amazon and Echo

Everything you say to an Alexa speaker will be sent to Amazon – starting today
Alexa users also have a setting called “Don’t save recordings”, which, if enabled, deletes cloud recordings once they’re processed. In the second change, if the “Don’t save recordings” setting is enabled, Voice ID will stop working, and with it, access to personalised features such as user-specific calendar events.
Amazon is experimenting with renaming Echo speakers to Alexa speakers, and it's about time
Amazon is experimenting with a different Echo name, and it's one that's so perfect I wish they'd just do it today.
Amazon is removing an Echo privacy setting that keeps Alexa recordings from the company
An opt-in Alexa feature called "Do Not Send Voice Records" stops requests from being sent to the company. It will soon be removed.
All Alexa Voice Requests Will Soon Go Through Amazon's Servers
Amazon will stop on-device processing of any Alexa request. All of your private Alexa requests will run through Amazon's servers, raising concerns over user privacy.
Reminder: Your Alexa Voice Recordings Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon
Amazon will get rid of a setting on Echo devices that let people store voice recordings locally rather than on Amazon’s cloud servers. Here’s what that means.
Like it or not, Amazon will be sent your Alexa voice recordings starting Friday
Amazon Echo users will lose their ability to withhold sending their stored voice recordings to the company’s cloud storage system. With the rollout of Alexa+, the company’s generative AI version of its personal assistant,
Amazon tests renaming Echo smart displays to Alexa
Amazon’s smart speakers have been called Echo since the first one launched in 2014. Every subsequent smart speaker and ...
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Alexa owners warned their favourite voice features may not work after major speaker upgrade
HOUSEHOLDS with Amazon Alexa devices have been warned that their favourite voice features may be unavailable after a new update. The latest update is set to bring Alexa Plus - Amazon's new-and ...
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Urgent warning to Alexa users as Amazon prepares to KILL a popular privacy feature - here's what it means for you
Until now, some Amazon Echo devices had the option to process commands locally 'on-device', keeping your voice within the confines of your home. But from March 28, all Alexa-powered Echo smart ...