'Alexa, I want to make a political contribution.' Amazon to start voice-controlled donations to 2020 presidential campaigns

Making a political donation to a presidential campaign is about to get as easy as -- well, saying it out loud. Starting next month, users of voice-controlled home assistant Amazon Alexa will be able to dictate their donations to a 2020 presidential campaign: "Alexa, I want to make a political contribution," or "Alexa, donate [amount] to [candidate name]." Alexa users can make donations of at least $5 and up to $200 to campaigns, and the feature is currently limited to presidential campaigns. Campaigns can sign up starting Thursday. The latest evolution in campaign technology raises new questions about how such contributions will be screened to make sure they are legal.