s Alexa recorded private conversation and sent it to random
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The company, which has insisted its Echo devices aren’t always recording, has confirmed the audio was sent
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Bizarre case sees Alexa record and share a family's private
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How an Echo recorded a family's private conversation then
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Don't panic – but check your Alexa settings, warns Aura Technology
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s Alexa recorded private conversation, sent it to random
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Echo's privacy issues go way beyond voice recordings
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Echo records private conversation and sends to co-worker
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Is Alexa listening? Woman says her Echo recorded a
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Echo recorded conversation, sent to random person: report
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Can Alexa be used to spy? – pcWRT
staff reportedly listen to Alexa recordings, but company
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Are Alexa, Siri, and Cortana Recording Your Private Conversations?
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Little did she know, Alexa was recording every word she said