A family talks with an Amazon Echo. (Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)We’re learning an important lesson about cutting-edge voice technology: Amazon’s Alexa is always listening. [When your kid tries to say ‘Alexa’ before ‘Mama’]Privacy is the one aspect of Alexa that Amazon can’t afford to screw up. Amazon's Echo uses seven microphones and noise-canceling tech to listen out for its wake word. The Amazon Alexa app will play back stored recordings — including cases like this one, where it started recording because it misheard its "wake word."

Source: Washington Post May 25, 2018 01:24 UTC