“play some music Alexa”) or even insert the wakeword in the middle of a command (e.g. Instead a user may include the command before the wakeword (e.g. “A user may not always structure a spoken command in the form of a wakeword followed by a command (e.g. Alexa then takes my recorded speech and sends it to Amazon servers to process my command. For example, when I say ‘Alexa, what’s the weather today?’, the wakeword ‘Alexa’ triggers the smart speaker to start recording my speech until I pause.
Currently, to use Alexa, users must say a ‘wakeword’ to trigger Alexa to start recording speech and processing commands. From here, you can turn off Drop In or limit it to specific devices.Amazon dominates the smart speaker market owning 70% of the market. Now, select which device you want, then tap Communications > Drop In. Here's how.įrom the Alexa app, tap Devices > Echo & Alexa. Unless you want to risk friends or family members using the feature at inopportune times, you should switch off Drop In until you want to use it. Sounds cool when you first use it, but it's easy to forget that virtual visitors once permitted will then have access to drop in anytime - unannounced. Unlike a phone call, drop-ins don't require you to "answer" the call: Your friend just speaks out of your device's speaker. Turn off Alexa's Drop In featureĪlexa's Drop In feature is a cool way for friends or family to connect when unable to get together in person, for example, over the holidays with ongoing travel restrictions. From here, you can choose the data type you want to access and then toggle each skill on or off. To control these permissions, tap More > Settings > Alexa Privacy > Manage Skill Permissions. Many of these permissions default to off, but every once in a while, it's a good idea to check which skills you've enabled over the months or years of using Alexa, and if they've gained one-time access that you don't want them to keep forever. Here you can scroll down to see which skills (Amazon's word for apps and features) want access to everything from your street address and contact info to your While you're looking at the Alexa Privacy page, another menu worth perusing is Manage Skill Permissions. Control privacy and access settings for Skills Read more: Keep Amazon, Google and Apple Out of Your Conversations: A Guide to Protect Your Privacy While you're turning off this feature, you might also consider setting your voice recordings to automatically delete after three months, an option you can find on the same page as Use of Voice Recordings.
Next, scroll down to Help Improve Alexa, and switch the Use of Voice Recordings to off. From here, select Choose How Long to Save Recordings > Don't Save Recordings > Confirm. In the Alexa app, go to Settings > Alexa Privacy > Manage Your Alexa Data. Whether, like me, you're uncomfortable with the data-gathering potential of such a feature, or you don't like the idea of a real person listening in on your daily interactions with ( or potentially just in proximity to) your Echo device, turning this feature off is probably the best move. Stop Amazon from listening to your voice recordingsįrustratingly, Amazon still seems by default to opt users into its program using voice recordings for research purposes.
0 kommentar(er)
