Alexa receives two new voice commands that will give you more control over your private life. At its device launch event in Seattle, Washington, Amazon announced the addition of two new voice commands to its virtual assistant: "Alexa, tell me what you just said. 39, Listen" and "Alexa, why did you it's? "
This could be an eye-opener for anyone wondering how sensitive their Amazon Echo device is or what makes it do an unexpected task, like play a piece of music.
Confidentiality has been a major talking point for Amazon in 2019. Earlier in the year, it added voice commands that allow you to delete the last thing you said or what you said throughout the year. day. All your data is automatically deleted if you register.
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Amazon promises that users will also be able to choose their individual privacy settings "with granularity."
This focus on privacy is not a surprise; Amazon (with Google and Apple) is one of the tech giants criticized by critics in recent months for its use (or misuse) of customer-recorded voice commands.
All three companies used human transcribers to listen to recorded excerpts and transcribe them to improve the accuracy of their software, but users were deemed insufficiently informed that other people might be listening. be what they said at home.
The ability to know exactly what your smart speaker can listen to and decide how to use this information is a welcome addition, and the added transparency should help restore users' trust in Alexa.