Is Alexa Spying on You? - Shelly Palmer

Some people believe that Alexa is listening all the time. Some people believe that Alexa records every word for posterity. Some people believe that having an Amazon Echo increases their risk of being hacked. For a solid overview of Alexa Voice Services (AVS), which is the underlying technology for Amazon's Echo products, please read my essay: Just How Dangerous Is Alexa? It explains how voice-enabled smart speakers work and should help you frame your own thesis about Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Natural Language Understanding (NLU) and Natural Language Processing (NLP).