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Amazon explains why Alexa recorded a couple’s conversation and then sent it to someone else

Amazon says a series of miscues picked up by one of its voice-activated Echo speakers led to a couple’s conversation being recorded and then sent to an acquaintance. The Portland couple used the devices throughout their home to control heat, lights and security. The tech company responded Wednesday to a KIRO 7 news report that the pair got a phone call recently from the acquaintance, one of the husbands employees, saying unplug your Alexa devices right now. Youre being hacked”]

Source: https://financialpost.com/technology/personal-tech/amazons-alexa-eavesdropped-on-a-couples-conversation-and-then-sent-the-recording-to-someone-else

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