Privacy concerns over Amazon 'Echo babysitter' smart speaker that records children's voices

Amazon released its first Echo device for kids last month, but now lawmakers are raising privacy concerns due to a feature that records children's voices and stores them online. Called the Echo Dot Kids Edition, it looks just like Amazon's other Alexa-enabled devices, but includes new parental controls, child-friendly content and a range of colorful protective cases. Senator Edward Markey, a Democrat, and Congressman Joe Barton, a Republican, questioned the giant corporation over the privacy issues. Lawmakers have raised privacy concerns over the Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition because it records children's voices and stores them online. In a response, Amazon said parents can permanently erase the recordings whenever they choose.