Press the microphone button on your Echo device to immediately stop Alexa from listening. When the button or indicator light is red, it means Alexa is no longer listening. To ensure uploaded ...

Do you ever wonder if your smart devices are spying on you and sending your data to advertisers? If so, you are not alone. Many people have reported experiences of seeing ads related to their private ...

Amazon’s list of frequently asked questions says that Alexa only begins recording your conversation upon hearing the device’s wake word. “So, when you say ‘Hey, Alexa,’” Schaub explains, all of “the ...

If you already own an Amazon Alexa, you know how easy they make your day-to-day life. You can ask questions, avoid your phone altogether, or utilize the different skills you can set up and create new ...

In this segment of the Sept. 14 MarketFoolery podcast, Mark Reeth and Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser opine about whether the idea of Alexa as a digital spy is going to concern enough people to ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- From cellphones to smart speakers, you may not realize what information is being gathered. "It's scary that they're listening to you, and you don't know when," said Dena Rakarich ...

Any technology comes with privacy concerns. Alexa is an always-on device, so it constantly listens for the wake word and will record anything after it. However, just because Alexa is always listening ...

Twana Wilson received an Amazon Echo Dot as a gift from her husband a few months back. He thought she would enjoy having Alexa play music and read her the weather forecast, but the Echo still sits in ...

We once believed that Macs would never get a virus, closing apps would save battery life, and private mode was really private. For the record, switching to incognito in your browser probably doesn’t ...

Prevent your Echo from listening in or saving your conversations This article explains how to stop Amazon Alexa from listening to you through your Echo devices. It also includes instructions for ...

Couldn't decide if The Soap Box was the place for this, but I guess it could be a "sociological" question. It's more a technical one though, to be honest. My thought is simply, is it physically ...