People Can't Listen To Some Audio Snippets That Their Amazon Alexa Devices Accidentally Recorded
Only programmed a"wake word" — either"Alexa,""Amazon,""Computer," or"Echo" — is supposed to activate Amazon's voice-enabled Alexa devices. But sometimes, when someone says words with similar sounds, the speaker can be accidentally turned on and will record conversations. Previously, users were able to listen to everything Alexa captures, including accidental recordings, through their Amazon account.
After BuzzFeed News reported the issue to Amazon, a spokesperson said,"This is a bug and we are working on a fix that should start rolling out early next week." The spokesperson added that users can still visit "Basically, I’m being told we listened to this recording, it wasn’t germane to an Alexa request, so we decided you can’t listen to it either. Are you freaking kidding me? I’m the person that’s being recorded," Garritano told BuzzFeed News.
Mercer has spent the last 15 years working on what he calls"the world's smartest house" that incorporates some voice-activated technology not powered by Alexa or other tech company-backed voice assistants, like Siri or Google Assistant."I would prefer a device where audio recognition is done on the device, rather than done on the cloud," he said, citing privacy and faster response times.
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