Owners of the Amazon Echo have long had the option to process requests locally, meaning their information wasn't sent to Amazon's servers -- but that option is going away starting March 28.

Owners of the Amazon Echo have long had the option to process requests locally, meaning their information wasn’t sent to Amazon’s servers — but that option is going away starting March 28.

CNET reported a few weeks ago that Amazon is preparing to remove a key privacy setting in its Alexa smart home devices. Today, it goes into effect. Here's what it means.

Amazon is removing an Echo privacy setting that keeps Alexa recordings from the company An opt-in Alexa feature called 'Do Not Send Voice Records' stops requests from being sent to the company.

From controlling what is visible in your public profile to checking your Echo's Drop In settings, here are 3 steps to secure your Amazon privacy.

Amazon is ending a little-used privacy feature that let some users of its Echo smart speaker prevent their voice commands from going to the company’s cloud. Ghost factories are a warning sign ...

Amazon is removing a key privacy feature from its Echo smart speakers — and Alexa+ is to blame. On March 28, Amazon will remove the ability to have Alexa process your voice requests locally, and ...

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The smart speaker category has exploded since the Amazon Echo first made its debut. Is it time for early adopters to consider a change? Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a ...