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Amazon is eliminating local voice processing on select Echo devices starting March 28, 2025, forcing all Alexa requests to be processed in the cloud. This quiet change, disclosed in an email, strips users of a crucial privacy feature, ensuring that even basic commands like smart home controls must pass through Amazon’s servers.
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