"Without getting too in the weeds about the ins and outs of smart devices, Alexa and devices like Google Assistant and Siri, are designed to listen for their wake word and then record, analyze and store what comes after. There are times when these devices mishear (for lack of a more accurate term) the sounds around them and wake. Maybe someone says Alexa on a TV show and the device in your house responds, or maybe someone in the room says something that sounds to the device like the wake word."
"Users can stop these devices from listening by turning off the microphone or they can make other privacy adjustments, like deleting recorded conversations. When you visit a home with a smart device, you can ask that your friends do this for your comfort. This is less about paranoia than it is about how we interact with the technology around us. While it is increasingly common to be monitored and tracked by smart devices and other tools, it isn't always a requirement."
Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri listen for a wake word and then record, analyze, and store subsequent audio. These devices can activate unintentionally when they mishear ambient sounds, such as television dialogue or similar-sounding speech. Users can reduce recording by turning off the microphone or deleting stored conversations. Visitors can ask hosts to disable listening features for privacy during intimate or professional conversations. The prevalence of internet-connected household gadgets calls for deliberate choices about which devices remain active. Requesting a temporary microphone disablement or polite muting of a smart speaker is a reasonable privacy accommodation.
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