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Shawn Hooper (he/him)<p>I don't have any Alexa devices, but sharing here in case you do....</p><p>Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out.</p><p>Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-march-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/everything-you</span><span class="invisible">-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-march-28/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alexa</span></a></p>
Nizar Kerkeni 🇹🇳 نزار القرقني<p>Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28 <br> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/</span></a> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.tn/tags/GAFAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tn/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tn/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tn/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
1337 $#!+ I did that<p>That is one hell of a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> rug pull happening at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>. I think it also tells us, Amazon can not make money unless <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> and Echo spy on you and your household. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a> users, you have until March 28th.</p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/tech/amazon-echo-start-reporting-amazon-182826531.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/tech/amazon-echo-sta</span><span class="invisible">rt-reporting-amazon-182826531.html</span></a></p>
Joe Ortiz<p>You might as well throw your Echo and Alexa-powered devices in the trash like you should have done years ago.</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/</span></a></p><p>Cory (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span>) with a banger of a post:</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/#telescreen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt</span><span class="invisible">ering-the-deal/#telescreen</span></a></p><p>And this factoid:</p><p>"Congress hasn't passed a consumer <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> law since 1988, when the Video Privacy Protection Act banned video store clerks from disclosing which VHS cassettes you brought home."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/surveillancecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillancecapitalism</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🎉 Breaking news: Amazon's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> feature that *totally* respected your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> by not sending voice recordings has mysteriously vanished! 🤔 But don't worry, just like enabling JavaScript for Mastodon, you can simply believe in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magic</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/promises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>promises</span></a>. 🤷‍♂️🔮<br><a href="https://discuss.systems/@dev/114161826926246661" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discuss.systems/@dev/114161826</span><span class="invisible">926246661</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoiceRecordings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceRecordings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disappeared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disappeared</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Em :official_verified:<p>After Amazon's news this week, <br>I feel the need to share this advice from my Privacy Guides article again:</p><p>Notify guests if you are <br>using a smart speaker 🔇 </p><p>If you are using a smart speaker device in your home such as Amazon's Echo (Alexa), Apple's HomePod (Siri), Google's Nest, </p><p>Inform your guests about it when they enter your home ⚠️</p><p>These devices have the capacity <br>to record all conversations, and there has already been instances of accidental privacy invasion reported about this 🔓</p><p>Even if you don't mind yourself, <br>offer your guests to UNPLUG your smart speaker while they are visiting you 🔌</p><p><a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/03/10/the-privacy-of-others/#notify-guests-if-you-are-using-a-smart-speaker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">privacyguides.org/articles/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/10/the-privacy-of-others/#notify-guests-if-you-are-using-a-smart-speaker</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SmartSpeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartSpeaker</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Looks like it might be about time to throw those Echos out!</p><p>Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo devices to process Alexa voice requests locally </p><p><a href="https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/amazon-is-getting-rid-of-the-option-for-echo-devices-to-process-alexa-requests-locally-182627101.html?src=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">engadget.com/home/smart-home/a</span><span class="invisible">mazon-is-getting-rid-of-the-option-for-echo-devices-to-process-alexa-requests-locally-182627101.html?src=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/VoiceAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Lars Marowsky-Brée 😷<p>Amazon's marketing campaign for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> and its Voice extensions continues strong. <br>I propose to recognize them as an ecosystem partner.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Amazon-Alexa-Alle-Sprachaufnahmen-sollen-in-die-Cloud-und-ausgewertet-werden-10317167.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/Amazon-Alexa-All</span><span class="invisible">e-Sprachaufnahmen-sollen-in-die-Cloud-und-ausgewertet-werden-10317167.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LocalFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalFirst</span></a></p>
𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕<p>»Amazon Alexa: Alle Sprachaufnahmen sollen in die Cloud und ausgewertet werden:<br>Amazon hat Echo-Nutzer darauf hingewiesen, dass sie Alexa-Anfragen nicht mehr lokal verarbeiten können. Sprachaufzeichnungen landen standardmäßig in der Cloud.«</p><p>Ach ne, das kommt nun aber auch überraschend?! Dann gelte ich wohl nach diesem Artikel auch als Experte der die Zukunft vorher sehen kann.<br>/ironie</p><p>🙄 <a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Amazon-Alexa-Alle-Sprachaufnahmen-sollen-in-die-Cloud-und-ausgewertet-werden-10317167.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/Amazon-Alexa-All</span><span class="invisible">e-Sprachaufnahmen-sollen-in-die-Cloud-und-ausgewertet-werden-10317167.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ki</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alexa</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/privatsphare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatsphare</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/privatsphare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatsphare</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/vorhersage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vorhersage</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ironie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ironie</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/it" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>it</span></a></p>
Jürgen<p>» <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> annihilates <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> settings, turns on continuous, <a href="https://norden.social/tags/nonconsensual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonconsensual</span></a> audio uploading (15 Mar 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from <a href="https://norden.social/tags/CoryDoctorow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoryDoctorow</span></a> «</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/#telescreen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt</span><span class="invisible">ering-the-deal/#telescreen</span></a></p><p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/unplugusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugusa</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/unplugbezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugbezos</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>Starting on March 28, 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. In other words, everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@ArsTechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ArsTechnica</span></a></span> reports:</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/cGX-fa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/cGX-fa</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>With just a few week's notice, Amazon is telling folks with Echo devices that the setting that lets smart speakers &amp; displays process Alexa requests locally is disappearing. Starting March 28 all requests will be recorded and sent to Amazon's cloud servers, whether you're using Alexa+ or just plain old Alexa. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AmazonEcho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonEcho</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/</span></a></p>
Chirael (Anthony) :donor: :ferdiverified: 🇺🇦 :rainbow_flag:<p>“Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading”<br><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt</span><span class="invisible">ering-the-deal/</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alexa</span></a> from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span></p>
kurtsh<p>JFC, I'm sorry... this is just the worst.<br>✅ Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28 - Ars Technica<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alexa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>echo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a></p><p>(3/3) </p><p>... felony punishable by a five-year prison sentence and a $500,000 fine for a first offense."</p><p>//</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/#telescreen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt</span><span class="invisible">ering-the-deal/#telescreen</span></a></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a></p><p>(2/n) </p><p>... for a copyrighted work:</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/24/record-scratch/#autoenshittification" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2024/05/24/rec</span><span class="invisible">ord-scratch/#autoenshittification</span></a></p><p>That means that once Amazon reaches over the air to stir up the guts of your Echo, no one is allowed to give you a tool that will let you get inside your Echo and change the software back. Sure, it's your property, but exercising sole and despotic dominion over it requires breaking the digital lock that controls access to the firmware, and that's a...</p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a></p><p>(1/3)</p><p>👉Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading👈</p><p>Is this globally?</p><p>How e. g. in the EU.<br>US laws don't apply there.</p><p>"If the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a> is your property, how come Amazon gets to break it? Because we passed a law that lets them. Section 1201 of 1998's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct</span></a> makes it a felony to "bypass an access control"...</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/#telescreen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt</span><span class="invisible">ering-the-deal/#telescreen</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>If you still use one of these devices, you might want to start looking into alternatives.</p><p>"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 [...] Starting on March 28, recordings of everything command spoken to the Alexa living in Echo speakers and smart displays will automatically be sent to Amazon and processed in the cloud."</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/</span></a></p><p>via <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/114166991733057284" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mamot.fr/@pluralistic/11416699</span><span class="invisible">1733057284</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alexa</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/AmazonEcho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonEcho</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28</p><p>Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant. </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alexa</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Since Amazon announced plans for a generative AI version of Alexa, we were concerned about user privacy. With Alexa+ rolling out to Amazon Echo devices in the coming weeks, we’re getting a clearer view at the privacy concessions people will have to make to maximize usage of the AI voice assistant and avoid bricking functionality of already-purchased devices.</p><p>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 apparently sent the email to users with “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” enabled on their Echo. Starting on March 28, recordings of everything command spoken to the Alexa living in Echo speakers and smart displays will automatically be sent to Amazon and processed in the cloud."</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AmazonEcho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonEcho</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a></p>
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