How to silence Amazon Alexa's 'by the way' suggestions

Kurt "The CyberGuy" Knutsson provides tips on how to limit the device's notifications. Do you ever feel like your Alexa device is listening to you a little too much? Do you wish you could have more control over what it says and when it says it? It's great that they can be set up to lock our doors, turn off our lights or give us the weather. STAY UPDATED WITH KURT'S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER TO GET SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS AND EASY HOW-TO'S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER What I don't appreciate about Alexa devices, however, is that they sometimes can give us extra information that we never asked for, which can be annoying.