Amazon's upcoming Alexa+ will forfeit local processing for users, making it mandatory to upload voice data to the cloud. This decision, announced in a recent email, targets users who opted for privacy settings that disallowed recording voice requests. Amazon aims to enhance AI capabilities, such as the Alexa Voice ID feature, but this raises concerns over user data privacy. With a history of mismanagement of voice recordings, users are increasingly uneasy about relinquishing control over their voice data.
As we continue to expand Alexa's capabilities with generative AI features that rely on the processing power of Amazon's secure cloud, we have decided to no longer support this feature.
However, there are plenty of reasons people wouldn't want Amazon to receive recordings of what they say to their personal device.
For one, the idea of a conglomerate being able to listen to personal requests made in your home is, simply, unnerving.
Amazon has previously mismanaged Alexa voice recordings, agreeing to pay $25 million in civil penalties over storing children's recordings indefinitely.
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