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Em :official_verified:<p>After Amazon's news this week, <br>I feel the need to share this advice from my Privacy Guides article again:</p><p>Notify guests if you are <br>using a smart speaker 🔇 </p><p>If you are using a smart speaker device in your home such as Amazon's Echo (Alexa), Apple's HomePod (Siri), Google's Nest, </p><p>Inform your guests about it when they enter your home ⚠️</p><p>These devices have the capacity <br>to record all conversations, and there has already been instances of accidental privacy invasion reported about this 🔓</p><p>Even if you don't mind yourself, <br>offer your guests to UNPLUG your smart speaker while they are visiting you 🔌</p><p><a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/03/10/the-privacy-of-others/#notify-guests-if-you-are-using-a-smart-speaker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">privacyguides.org/articles/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/10/the-privacy-of-others/#notify-guests-if-you-are-using-a-smart-speaker</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SmartSpeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartSpeaker</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a></p>
Lorraine C. 🇨🇦<p>Via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt</span><span class="invisible">ering-the-deal/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://forall.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/databrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databrokers</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <br><a href="https://forall.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a></p>
Em :official_verified:<p>Aim to be the 9%👇</p><p>Data brokers shouldn't exist:</p><p>"Thanks to CoreAI, we can do that with 91 percent of adults all around the world,” the CEO brags.</p><p>From Gizmodo:<br><a href="https://gizmodo.com/data-broker-brags-about-having-highly-detailed-personal-information-on-nearly-all-internet-users-2000575762" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gizmodo.com/data-broker-brags-</span><span class="invisible">about-having-highly-detailed-personal-information-on-nearly-all-internet-users-2000575762</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a></p>
Alexandra Thorn<p>I'm starting to work on building up a network of Massachusetts residents interested in passing the Electronic Privacy bill.</p><p>DM me if you're interested in connecting. Also, please let me know of any groups already working on this!</p><p><a href="https://better.boston/tags/MAPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAPoli</span></a> <a href="https://better.boston/tags/MApol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MApol</span></a> <a href="https://better.boston/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://better.boston/tags/4thAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4thAmendment</span></a></p>
JustDeleteAccount.com<p>We're JustDeleteAccount.com, a directory dedicated to helping people reclaim their digital privacy by making account deletion easier.<br>Our mission is simple: provide clear instructions on how to delete your accounts from hundreds of web services.<br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/privacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacyMatters</span></a></p>
unicorndeburgh<p>Make a FOIA Request &amp; Learn What DOGE Knows About You!</p><p>U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk.</p><p>The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued an injunction commanding DOGE to comply with citizen requests under the Freedom of Information Act. This law encompasses the Federal Privacy Act of 1974, which entitles any citizen to access personal information held in any U.S. government records system. </p><p>The link has more info about this, and form FOIA form to fill out.</p><p><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/763788/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/indivisible/event/</span><span class="invisible">763788/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>With just a few week's notice, Amazon is telling folks with Echo devices that the setting that lets smart speakers &amp; displays process Alexa requests locally is disappearing. Starting March 28 all requests will be recorded and sent to Amazon's cloud servers, whether you're using Alexa+ or just plain old Alexa. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AmazonEcho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonEcho</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/</span></a></p>
Chirael (Anthony) :donor: :ferdiverified: 🇺🇦 :rainbow_flag:<p>“Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading”<br><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt</span><span class="invisible">ering-the-deal/</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alexa</span></a> from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a></p><p>(3/3) </p><p>... felony punishable by a five-year prison sentence and a $500,000 fine for a first offense."</p><p>//</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/#telescreen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt</span><span class="invisible">ering-the-deal/#telescreen</span></a></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a></p><p>(2/n) </p><p>... for a copyrighted work:</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/24/record-scratch/#autoenshittification" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2024/05/24/rec</span><span class="invisible">ord-scratch/#autoenshittification</span></a></p><p>That means that once Amazon reaches over the air to stir up the guts of your Echo, no one is allowed to give you a tool that will let you get inside your Echo and change the software back. Sure, it's your property, but exercising sole and despotic dominion over it requires breaking the digital lock that controls access to the firmware, and that's a...</p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a></p><p>(1/3)</p><p>👉Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading👈</p><p>Is this globally?</p><p>How e. g. in the EU.<br>US laws don't apply there.</p><p>"If the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a> is your property, how come Amazon gets to break it? Because we passed a law that lets them. Section 1201 of 1998's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct</span></a> makes it a felony to "bypass an access control"...</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/#telescreen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt</span><span class="invisible">ering-the-deal/#telescreen</span></a></p>
Em :official_verified:<p>New Privacy Guides video 📺✨<br>by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@jw" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jw</span></a></span> </p><p>If you've wondered about <br>the difference between: </p><p>Privacy, <br>Security, <br>and Anonymity :neocat_foxmask: </p><p>And why some privacy-focused <br>services are worth using even when they don't provide perfect anonymity, watch this!</p><p>It's truly an amazing short video! <br>Everyone should watch it 👇</p><p><a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2025/03/14/stop-confusing-privacy-anonymity-and-security/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">privacyguides.org/videos/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/14/stop-confusing-privacy-anonymity-and-security/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PrivacyGuides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyGuides</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Anonymity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anonymity</span></a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>'Don't let your kids be on Roblox', Roblox CEO tells parents, before comparing himself to Walt Disney and declaring the platform 'the future of communication' </p><p><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/games/dont-let-your-kids-be-on-roblox-roblox-ceo-tells-parents-before-comparing-himself-to-walt-disney-and-declaring-the-platform-the-future-of-communication/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pcgamer.com/games/dont-let-you</span><span class="invisible">r-kids-be-on-roblox-roblox-ceo-tells-parents-before-comparing-himself-to-walt-disney-and-declaring-the-platform-the-future-of-communication/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/roblox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roblox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wtf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wtf</span></a></p>
Amine<p>Yes, you can live without Big Tech.</p><p><a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">optoutproject.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Francesco Chicchiriccò<p>One more reason for this: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alexa</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geek</span></a></p>
Lorraine C. 🇨🇦<p>Nothing short of <a href="https://forall.social/tags/outrageous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outrageous</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/trashit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trashit</span></a> 😡<a href="https://forall.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://forall.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> sharing w <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a></p><p>Amazon is going to be disabling the privacy feature that processes voice commands locally on Echo devices at the end of this month. Instead, all voice commands will be sent to Amazon's cloud for processing.</p><p>I have already followed my own steps to remediate this:</p><p>1. Unplug Echo Device<br>2. Throw Echo Device in Trash<br>3. Done<br><a href="https://chow.fan/@mookie/114162820588906022" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chow.fan/@mookie/1141628205889</span><span class="invisible">06022</span></a></p>
Witty Dragon<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> is now a taboo word. All these corporations want to eliminate it from their T&amp;C's, pretend it does not exist and fuck their consumers. Will they reimburse people who don't agree with their new policy?</p>
TechHelpKB.com 📚<p>In an email sent to customers today, Amazon said that Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally and, therefore, avoid sending voice recordings to Amazon’s cloud.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>echo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alexa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a><br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Everything You Say To Your Echo Will Be Sent To Amazon Starting On March 28 - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In an email sent to custome... - <a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/14/2113257/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/1</span><span class="invisible">4/2113257/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Kathy Reid<p>From March 28th, Amazon will send everything you say - all audio utterances - to the cloud, removing support for "processing on device". Billed as necessary to support Voice ID + Alexa+ features, there are significant implications for <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/VoiceAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceAssistant</span></a></p><p>Nuanced and informed reporting by <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ScharonHarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScharonHarden</span></a> for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/?utm_brand=arstechnica&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/?utm_brand=arstechnica&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social</span></a></p>
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