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Amazon Admits Alexa Voice Recordings Saved Indefinitely | #Tracking #Privacy 

Amazon Admits Alexa Voice Recordings Saved Indefinitely | #Tracking #Privacy  | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
From threatpost.com - July 4, 2019 7:35 AM

Amazon’s acknowledgment that it saves Alexa voice recordings – even sometimes after consumers manually delete their interaction history – has thrust voice assistant privacy policies into the spotlight once again.

Amazon has acknowledged that it retains the voice recordings and transcripts of customers’ interactions with its Alexa voice assistant indefinitely. The admission raises questions about how long companies should be able to save highly-personal data collected from voice assistant devices.

 

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https://www.scoop.it/topic/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Alexa

 

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Amazon’s acknowledgment that it saves Alexa voice recordings – even sometimes after consumers manually delete their interaction history – has thrust voice assistant privacy policies into the spotlight once again.

Amazon has acknowledged that it retains the voice recordings and transcripts of customers’ interactions with its Alexa voice assistant indefinitely. The admission raises questions about how long companies should be able to save highly-personal data collected from voice assistant devices.

 

Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:

 

https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Privacy

 

https://www.scoop.it/topic/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Alexa

 

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Is Anyone Listening to You on Alexa? A Global Team Reviews Audio - Bloomberg | #Privacy #Amazon

Is Anyone Listening to You on Alexa? A Global Team Reviews Audio - Bloomberg | #Privacy #Amazon | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
From www.bloomberg.com - April 11, 2019 9:52 AM

Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening.

Sometimes, someone is.

Amazon.com Inc. employs thousands of people around the world to help improve the Alexa digital assistant powering its line of Echo speakers. The team listens to voice recordings captured in Echo owners’ homes and offices. The recordings are transcribed, annotated and then fed back into the software as part of an effort to eliminate gaps in Alexa’s understanding of human speech and help it better respond to commands. 

 

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https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Privacy

 

https://www.scoop.it/topic/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Alexa

 

Gust MEES's insight:

Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening.

Sometimes, someone is.

Amazon.com Inc. employs thousands of people around the world to help improve the Alexa digital assistant powering its line of Echo speakers. The team listens to voice recordings captured in Echo owners’ homes and offices. The recordings are transcribed, annotated and then fed back into the software as part of an effort to eliminate gaps in Alexa’s understanding of human speech and help it better respond to commands. 

 

Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:

 

https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Privacy

 

https://www.scoop.it/topic/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Alexa

 

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