Amazon has acknowledged that it retains the voice recordings and transcripts of customers interactions with its Alexa voice assistant. The admission raises questions about how long companies should be able to save highly-personal data collected from voice assistant devices. Amazon said that it keeps data to provide the Alexa service and improve the customer experience for its Echo devices. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) demanded Amazon outline its data privacy policies, Amazon in a letter that was publicly disclosed on Tuesday.
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