How Safe Is Alexa?
How to Protect Your Privacy With Alexa
- “Alexa, delete everything I said today.““Alexa, tell me what you heard.““Alexa, why did you do that?”
You should keep your Echo devices away from windows so no one outside can overhear your conversations with Alexa. For Alexa devices that travel with you, such as Echo Frames, Echo Loop, and Echo Buds, you should turn them off when you’re not using them. It’s best to disable the microphone and internet connection on any Alexa device that’s not in use.
How to Auto Delete Alexa Voice Recording
While it’s possible to manually delete your Alexa history, you can also set voice recordings to delete automatically after a period of time. You can even opt out of voice recording altogether:
Other Alexa Privacy Concerns
Open the Alexa app on your mobile device and tap the Hamburger Menu icon in the top-left corner.
Tap Settings in the drop-down menu.
Scroll down and tap Alexa Privacy.
Tap Manage Your Alexa Data.
Tap Off next to Automatically delete recordings.
Choose how long you want Alexa to keep your recording, then tap Confirm.
Disabling this feature limits Alexa’s voice recognition capabilities.
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