Amazon is removing the ability for specific Echo devices to process Alexa voice requests locally, instead requiring all requests to be sent to the cloud. The change, which takes effect on March 28, applies to the Echo Dot (4th Gen), Echo Show 10, and Echo Show 15, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed to The Verge. Users... Read More

If you own an Echo smart speaker, it will soon lose a key privacy feature — and be replaced with cloud processing of all voice commands.