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Northeastern University: Are Alexa, Siri, and Cortana Recording Your Private Conversations?
July 15, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:

Smart speakers act as our personal assistants, offering a hands-free way to get information, control our homes, and manage our schedules. And like any good assistant, they are always listening.

Each device has a "wake word" that triggers it to begin recording, processing, and transmitting what it hears.

"Alexa, is it going to rain?"

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