Amazon takes away the possibility of not sending vocal records to the cloud
Amazon abandons a feature that allowed users of some of its SMO Smart speakers to choose Do not send their vocal records to the cloud. According to an email sent by the company to users who were Posted on RedditIt will deactivate the functionality which made it possible to select Echos to process Alexa requests locally on the device on March 28, 2025.
This decision seems to be connected to the launch of its Alexa more generative ai-fueledScheduled for later this month (March 28, maybe?). E-mail indicates: “While we continue to extend Alexa’s capacities with generative AI features that are based on the treatment of the secure cloud of Amazon, we have decided not to take care of this functionality.”
Amazon confirmed the change in an email to The penis. The spokesperson Lauren Raemhild provided the following statement: “The Alexa experience is designed to protect the confidentiality of our customers and keep their data safe, and that does not change. We focus on the confidentiality tools and the controls that our customers use the most and work well with generous IA experiences that are based on the power of Amazon’s secure cloud. Customers can continue to choose from a robust set of tools and controls, including the option so as not to record their voice records at all. We will continue to learn customer comments and create confidentiality features on their behalf. »»
As she says, you can always make Amazon delete voice recordings after being sent to the cloud. If you have activated the option “do not send vocal records”, it will be by default “Do not save the recordings” Definition on March 28. This means that your recordings will be sent and treated in the cloud, then deleted after Alexa treats the request.
If you haven’t heard of this option, it’s not a surprise. Local treatment for voice records was only available on three Echo – Echo Dot (4th generation), Echo Show 10 and Echo Show 15 – only for customers in the United States with devices with devices.
However, it is a shame that the option disappears, because it was a characteristic that many would have liked to see extended to more devices, not removed, in particular for intelligent house users who can only use the voice assistant to light their lights or adjust their thermostat. But it seems that Alexa’s future, and to be fair, most of her past, is all about the cloud.
