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Amazon Retires Privacy Feature, Boosts Alexa's AI

3/21/2025

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Amazon is set to retire the "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" feature for Echo devices on March 28, shifting all voice command processing to the cloud. While this move aims to boost Alexa's generative AI abilities, it has sparked significant privacy concerns, especially since only a tiny fraction of users took advantage of the previous option.

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Amazon is set to retire the "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" feature for Echo devices on March 28, shifting all voice command processing to the cloud. While this move aims to boost Alexa's generative AI abilities, it has sparked significant privacy concerns, especially since only a tiny fraction of users took advantage of the previous option.