Amazon Eco users will no longer have the authority to take action locally their Alexa requests, which means that all their sound recording will be sent to the company’s cloud.
ARS Technica reports On Friday, Amazon sent an email to customers who did not send “sound recording” on their Eco Smart Speakers and the display, saying that the company would stop support. Feature to enhance privacy March 28.
“When we are enhancing Alexa’s capabilities with generative AI features that rely on Amazon’s safe cloud processing power, we have not decided to support this feature,” said Email.
This came when Amazon is developing a new version of its Voice Controlled AI assistant, Now known as Alexa+. Consumers and regulators have raised concerns about Alexa’s privacy implications in the past, with Amazon is willing to pay $ 25 million Settlement of children’s privacy with the Federal Trade Commission in 2023.