Category Archives: Amazon Alexa

Fitbit Launches Alexa-Powered Versa 2, Plus a Smart Scale and Subscription Service

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Fitbit today announced the Alexa-powered Versa 2 smartwatch, a more affordable Aria Air smart scale, and Fitbit Premium.
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Amazon Alexa, Google Home On Collision Course With Regulation

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Threatpost talks to Tim Mackey with Synopsys about recent Amazon Echo and Google Home privacy faux pas. Will GDPR and other regulations catch up to the voice assistants? Continue reading Amazon Alexa, Google Home On Collision Course With Regulation→

Amazon adds Hindi to the Alexa Skills Kit

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Users of Amazon’s voice assistant will soon be able to talk to Alexa in Hindi. Amazon announced today that it has added a Hindi voice model to its Alexa Skills Kit for developers. Alexa developers can also update their existing published skills in India for Hindi. Amazon first revealed that it would add fluent Hindi […] Continue reading Amazon adds Hindi to the Alexa Skills Kit→

Google Home Silently Captures Recordings of Domestic Violence and More

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Google is under fire after a report found that Google Home and Google Assistant records user audio, even when no wake-up word is used. Continue reading Google Home Silently Captures Recordings of Domestic Violence and More→

News Wrap: Amazon Echo Privacy, Facebook FTC Fines and Biometrics Regulation

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On this week’s Threatpost news wrap, the team discusses Facebook’s FTC fine for its data security practices, a report that Amazon is collecting Echo users’ geolocation data, and more. Continue reading News Wrap: Amazon Echo Privacy, Facebook FTC Fines and Biometrics Regulation→