Tony
@ahyouwill.bsky.social
Creative writer, design leader, people-first manager, product designer, enthusiast photographer, tinkerer, formula 1, dogs. Actively avoiding politics, dogma, and fanatics. Wicklow/Dublin Ireland.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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I'm not defending Amazon, but it's important to separate facts from assumptions. The facts in this instance are that, according to Amazon's docs, they aren't listening all the time and only send recordings to the cloud after the wake word. That said, I do understand the skepticism given the company.
May 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I'm not defending Amazon, but it's important to separate facts from assumptions. The facts in this instance are that, according to Amazon's docs, they aren't listening all the time and only send recordings to the cloud after the wake word. That said, I do understand the skepticism given the company.
Just looked into this. Previously some Echo models (2020 on) allowed local processing of commands. As of March 2025 policy change, all voice interactions are processed in the cloud. However, the Echo device itself does not transmit or record audio to Amazon servers until the wake word is detected.
May 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Just looked into this. Previously some Echo models (2020 on) allowed local processing of commands. As of March 2025 policy change, all voice interactions are processed in the cloud. However, the Echo device itself does not transmit or record audio to Amazon servers until the wake word is detected.
I was under the impression that Echo devices listen for a designated "wake word" (e.g., "Alexa") to activate. Only after detecting this wake word does the device start recording and transmitting audio to Amazon's servers. Has this changed?
May 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I was under the impression that Echo devices listen for a designated "wake word" (e.g., "Alexa") to activate. Only after detecting this wake word does the device start recording and transmitting audio to Amazon's servers. Has this changed?