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This family’s Echo sent a private conversation to a random contact
A Portland family tells KIRO news that their Echo recorded and then sent a private conversation to someone on its list of contacts without telling them. Amazon called it an “extremely rare occurrence.” (And provided a more detailed explanation, below.) Portlander Danielle said that she got a call from one of her husband’s employees one day telling her to “unplug your Alexa devices right now,” and suggesting she’d been hacked. He said that he had received recordings of the couple talking about hardwood floors, which Danielle confirmed.
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“Extremely rare occurrence” means it’s happened before and it will happen again. I’m not saying people deserve to be wiretapped, but maybe don’t insert an always-on, always-listening device in your home if you want your privacy.