Amazon can't yet completely delete Alexa voice transcriptions

Why people are acting surprised about this? To me it has been always more than obvious that whatever you say to any of the internet connected “assistants” will be stored and kept as long as the assistant owning company likes.

Re: Amazon can't yet completely delete Alexa voice transcriptions

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Post by gvand » Wed, May 15, 2019, 4:44 PM UTC

Thanks to the sacrifice of these clueless users (or at least a good part of them are) the era of offline assistants is near looking at what Google has shown recently.

Re: Amazon can't yet completely delete Alexa voice transcriptions

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Post by jtdev » Wed, May 15, 2019, 4:47 PM UTC

I can’t believe that people actually pay for these things... Alexa has always seemed like a gimmick to me. I have an Ecobee smart thermostat that has integrated Alexa, which I promptly disabled after installation.

Re: Amazon can't yet completely delete Alexa voice transcriptions

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Post by kowdermeister » Wed, May 15, 2019, 4:53 PM UTC

jtdev wrote: post #6

I can’t believe that people actually pay for these things... Alexa has always seemed like a gimmick to me. I have an Ecobee smart thermostat that has integrated Alexa, which I promptly disabled after installation.

What's wrong with gimmicks? Voice control itself is not a bad idea, the interface to control your technology is something you are born with :)

Re: Amazon can't yet completely delete Alexa voice transcriptions

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Post by tvanantwerp » Wed, May 15, 2019, 4:54 PM UTC

kowdermeister wrote: post #7

jtdev wrote: post #6

I can’t believe that people actually pay for these things... Alexa has always seemed like a gimmick to me. I have an Ecobee smart thermostat that has integrated Alexa, which I promptly disabled after installation.

What's wrong with gimmicks? Voice control itself is not a bad idea, the interface to control your technology is something you are born with :)

No, it's something you acquire--no one is born speaking.

Re: Amazon can't yet completely delete Alexa voice transcriptions

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Post by kowdermeister » Wed, May 15, 2019, 4:55 PM UTC

tvanantwerp wrote: post #8

kowdermeister wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's wrong with gimmicks? Voice control itself is not a bad idea, the interface to control your technology is something you are born with :)

No, it's something you acquire--no one is born speaking.

The interface is sound and you can generate sound with your organs if you want to go full pedantic.

Re: Amazon can't yet completely delete Alexa voice transcriptions

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Post by r00fus » Wed, May 15, 2019, 4:56 PM UTC

djhaskin987 wrote: post #2

This is, while sad and even maddening, obvious.

It's obvious to anyone who spends a moment thinking about it that some portion of what you say remains.

What's less obvious is that they store everything and most definitely index it so it can be used later against you (all it takes is one legal action - separation, police, you name it).

What's further disappointing is that Amazon stores the transcribed text. Which may be incorrect but deemed "truth".