Owners of the Amazon Echo have long had the option to process requests locally, meaning their information wasn’t sent to Amazon’s servers — but that option is going away starting March 28.

The Amazon Echo Show 5 in front of the Google Nest Hub, with its 7-inch screen. Phil Nickinson/Digital Trends / Digital Trends Here’s the problem: You have old gear that you no longer want, but ...

Amazon’s Echo smart speakers have cost the company billions of dollars. REUTERS Since Alexa and Echo products first launched in 2014, they have been sold at rock-bottom prices — both to ...

Amazon also faced backlash for quietly storing Alexa recordings by default until a U.S. Senator publicly questioned Jeff Bezos about the practice — five years after the first Echo was released.

Amazon is removing an Echo privacy setting that keeps Alexa recordings from the company An opt-in Alexa feature called 'Do Not Send Voice Records' stops requests from being sent to the company. It ...

Amazon apparently sent the email to users with “Do Not Send Voice Recordings," which is supported by the Echo (4th Gen), Echo Show 15, and Echo Show 10, enabled.

CNET reported a few weeks ago that Amazon is preparing to remove a key privacy setting in its Alexa smart home devices. Today, it goes into effect. Here's what it means.

If you are interested in getting an Amazon Echo, but want the best sound quality, it can be difficult to choose. Here's what users have to say.

In an email sent to customers today, Amazon said that Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally and, therefore, avoid sending voice recordings to ...