Can Amazon Echo devices record your private conversations? This TikTok user has a scary tale to tell
India Today
A TikTok user was in for a rude shock when she found out that Amazon devices had over 3500 files containing her voice clips stored in it.
A woman was shocked to discover that her Amazon devices have sneakily recorded some of her conversations. She was in for a rude shock when she found out that Amazon devices had over 3500 files containing her voice clips stored in it.The user then recorded a video of herself expressing shock over her latest findings. The video went viral on TikTok and amassed over 2 million views.
The woman in her TikTok video revealed that she has three Amazon devices installed at her home— two Echo Dot speakers, and one Echo device to control the Alexa-enabled home appliances. She was shocked to find that Amazon has 3522 audio files containing her voice clips. The TikTok user, who operates under the name @my.data.not yours, explained that she could access the recorded voice clips only when she requested all the data stored in her devices from Amazon. Not just her voice clips, she also found out that Amazon had her locations and her phone contacts.
