Is Alexa Always Listening?
Alexa-enabled smart speakerswork by continuously listening out for a wake-up word that triggers Alexa to begin recording.
The default trigger is “Alexa,” but there are other options to choose from.
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That might include playing music, opening an app, or providing information.
But outside of some wake word activations, is Alexa still listening?
So, if what Amazon says is true, Alexa equipment users have nothing to worry about.
Unfortunately, things aren’t as cut-and-dried as this.
Of course, this puts you at risk of being listened to by Alexa without having intentionally activated her.
This is especially the case if you have a more commonly-used wake word, such as “Computer”.
Is Alexa Recording All of Your Conversations?
There’s a difference between Alexa listening to random conversations by accident and recording them.
Even if Alexa doesn’t save everything you say, it does collect enough data to understand your voice.
Amazon claims that it uses this information to make its devices better and more accurate.
This stops Alexa from listening for her wake-up words.
Then, you will tapAll History>Delete All My Recordings.
you’re free to also filter by devices and Alexa profiles to narrow things down a little.
Choose How Long to Save the Recordings For
Alexa keeps a temporary recording of what you say.
you might also choose not to save any voice recordings at all from this menu.
Go to theAlexa Privacysettings page, and selectManage Skill Permissions.
From here, you might choose the data jot down you want to manage access to.
Press the drop-down menu to the right of these, and then use the toggle to remove the permission.
you could also deactivate ads from third-party skills, or reset your advertising ID.
