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Amazon is now sending recordings of conversations with Alexa to their servers.

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Amazon has now removed the "opt-out" option to not send conversations with Alexa to their servers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-americans-skulls-returned-new-orleans-memorial-service-rcna209516

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ago by Hero (15.2k points)

This claim is true. According to PC Mag, after March 28, 2025, Amazon removed the "Do Not Save Voice Recordings" feature on all Echo devices which will then be sent to Amazon's cloud for processing. On Amazon's website under the Help & Customer tab, it says "When you speak to Alexa, a recording of what you ask Alexa is sent to Amazon's cloud, where we process your request and other information to respond to you. For example, when you ask, 'Alexa, play top hits on Amazon Music,' we use the recording of your request and information from Amazon Music to play top hits." Also on the website, Amazon has a total of eight Q&A styled questions regarding the device recordings.

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This fact check is well-sourced. I appreciate your inclusion of information from Amazon itself. It would be interesting to find out why Amazon removed the opt-out feature, and whether there is still a way for users to delete recordings after the fact.

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