Amazon’s Alexa device has a lot of good qualities, but one bad one: It eavesdrops. A couple in Portland, Oregon, was shocked to discover Alexa recorded a private conversation in their home and then sent it to a random person on their contact list. The message: “Unplug your Alexa devices right now. “And we said, ‘oh gosh, you really did hear us.’”The couple then contacted Amazon and finally spoke with an Alexa representative that investigated the issue. “Alexa then asked out loud, ”[contact name], right?” Alexa then interpreted background conversation as “right”.

Source: Huffington Post May 24, 2018 22:41 UTC