That said, the new settings options aren’t difficult to activate. And once set, your device will no longer log or submit recordings for manual review. In addition, any existing recordings that have been saved will be deleted once you choose to opt out. How to stop Alexa from recording your voice: Open the Alexa App on your mobile device and tap Settings, then Alexa Privacy, followed by Manage How Your Data Improves Alexa. On this page, your device will inform you about data collection with the following statement: “With this setting on, your voice recordings may be used to develop new features and manually reviewed to help improve our services. Only an extremely small fraction of voice recordings are manually reviewed.” Once this prompt is complete, simply disable the setting to complete the process. Now, you’ll have a smart device that does what you expected out of the box — without the added caveat. If only we didn’t have to go through months of fevered speculation to get to this point, but we’ll take a victory where we can. Changes like this, as small as they are, go a long way towards helping consumers fight for greater privacy protection. When enough people speak out, companies will listen. All it takes is us being loud enough with our voices and wallets for them to hear.
