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Alexa makes privacy even easier
Amazon, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Amazon's announcement of the Alexa privacy controls: choosing not to save voice recordings, automatic deletion on a three- or 18-month basis, and the 30-day window for keeping text transcripts of requests.
- How much weight it carries
- Amazon's own announcement, read on 2026-10-17. The post has no visible date, so the controls it describes may have changed since it was written. Check the Alexa app's Manage Your Alexa Data screen before relying on the exact options.
Facts taken from this source
- Amazon says you can keep saving Alexa voice recordings and have them automatically deleted on an ongoing three-month or 18-month basis.
“choose to automatically delete your voice recordings on an ongoing three- or 18-month basis” (Automatically delete your voice recordings)
- Amazon says that if you choose not to save your Alexa voice recordings, they are deleted automatically after Alexa processes each request.
“If you choose not to save your voice recordings, they will be automatically deleted after Alexa processes your request.” (Automatically delete your voice recordings)
- Amazon says transcripts of your Alexa requests remain available for 30 days before it begins to delete them automatically.
“You will still be able to review the transcripts of your Alexa requests for 30 days before we begin automatically deleting them.” (Automatically delete your voice recordings)