Amazon's Alexa Asking Questions
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| Amazon's Alexa Asking Questions | |
|---|---|
| Short Title | Amazon's Smart Voice Assisntant Alexa Able to Ask Questions |
| Location | Global |
| Date | July 2020 |
| Solove Harm | Interrogation, Surveillance, Aggregation |
| Information | Communication, Preference, Behavioral |
| Threat Actors | Amazon |
| Individuals | |
| Affected | Alexa users |
| High Risk Groups | |
| Tangible Harms | |
Alexa is now able to ask follow-up questions.
Description
In 2020, Amazon improved the Hunches feature of its voice assistant Alexa. Hunches were released in 2018 and initially designed to remind the users about things they need to do around the house. For instance, after the person tells Alexa "good night", the device can remind them to lock the door, or let them know, if they left a web-connected product running. This can be interpreted as Aggregation and Surveillance.
The new improvement allows Alexa to have give-and-take conversations with people. Alexa is supposedly going to be able to ask follow-up questions. This can be interpreted as Interrogation.