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 ...

Amazon is ending the option to have Alexa requests processed on local Echo devices instead of on Amazon’s cloud servers on March 28. Amazon says it is making the move as it prepares to add generative ...

On March 28, some Amazon Echo users will lose their ability to withhold sending their stored voice recordings to the company’s cloud storage system. With the rollout of Alexa+, the company’s ...

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Alexa is about to echo everything you say to her to Amazon. Owners of the Amazon Echo have long had the option to process requests locally, meaning their information wasn’t sent to Amazon’s servers — ...

Amazon is making a huge overhaul to its Echo devices, but it's not what the users are expecting. Starting March 28, the feature that keeps Alexa voice recordings away from Amazon's cloud will be gone.