Amazon Alexa overhears family's private conversation, sends it to random contact
Amazon’s Echo range of smart speakers, powered by the company’s digital assistant Alexa, are arguably one of the best smart speakers available in the market today. Not only do they support one of the most elaborate list of commands , but they’re also fairly cheap, which has played a major part in their popularity. While Amazon claims that its smart speakers are secure and the company holds high regards for the user’s privacy, just how secure are the devices after all? Well, it turns out not quite. Alexa is currently caught in a major controversy, as it “mistakenly” recorded a private conversation and sent it to a person in its owner’s contact list. According to a recent report from WSJ , a couple in Portland, Oregon recently received the shock of their lives when their Echo smart speaker recorded a private conversation and sent it to one of their employees. An Amazon spokesperson has since confirmed the incident and said it was a result of Alexa mista...