The new Astro smart home robot keeps some personal information on the device instead of Amazon’s cloud. That could help customers feel comfortable using it, but advocates say it doesn’t eliminate all ...

Amazon is mandating cloud-based processing for Echo voice commands, removing local storage and disabling Alexa’s voice ID to expand its generative AI capabilities. Last week, Amazon sent an email to ...

Amazon's Bee Frontier and Eclipse AI devices raise workplace recording consent concerns. Learn about privacy controls, legal ...

I was halfway through buying a robot vacuum on Amazon when I noticed something strange: the top review, word for word, matched a competitor listing on another site. Someone had scraped it. That moment ...

FILE - Ernie Field pushes the doorbell on his Ring doorbell camera, July 16, 2019, at his home in Wolcott, Conn. In a vote Wednesday, May 31, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission is ordering Amazon to ...

Maybe don't put an autonomous, internet-connected, mobile video camera inside your home. As envisioned by Amazon, Astros will move "autonomously" around customers' homes to act as security cameras, ...

Amazon to require cloud storage of all Alexa voice recordings starting March 28, 2025, citing need for advanced AI features, but raising significant privacy concerns. Grew up back East, got sick of ...

A lawsuit alleges Amazon Alexa device recordings violate privacy and wiretapping laws. Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant device and applications are unlawfully recording and storing highly sensitive ...

When Amazon announced its new Alexa Plus AI service in February, we were there to check out the demonstrations and hear about the rollout plans. Just one problem with this conversational AI upgrade ...