Is Amazon’s Alexa listening and recording more than you realize?

Open/download audioIs Alexa spying on you? Your personal voice assistant might be a double agent. It works for you by answering questions and making life easier. She’s also working for Amazon collecting information. You can listen to everything Amazon has stored away and delete your past. You might have growing privacy concerns. In this free Komando on Demand podcast, you’ll hear how to listen to everything you have said to Alexa and how to the delete the recordings.

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