It becomes an espionage system
They accessed full control of the device using an error in the programming code that caused the speaker to continue recording after shutting down. But casually a failure of this style seems too convenient I doubt very much that this is not intentional that we have seen the last years companies and governments trying to know everything, this would be enough for them, but in the end it only shows that we need ways to get rid of this constant espionage and lack of freedom.
Employees of the electronic security company Checkmarx discovered that Amazon's smart speakers can be 'hacked' and record everything that happens in their environment long after they should have shut down, says The Telegraph.
If you do not know Alexa is an intelligent speaker of Amazon that works by voice The device can configure alarms, provide meteorological or traffic reports, make to-do lists, play music and audiobooks, as well as traffic data, among other things.
It is also designed to control several smart devices that function as a home automation center. In theory, it should almost always be in listening mode to work when Alexa is said and therefore "is recorded to improve the service and once it is finished 'Alexa' stops recording" if only because we can also extract data. ... this gap was found by an error in the programming code that allowed them to keep the speaker recording long after it should go off. Then, all the collected material was automatically transcribed and sent to an address indicated by the hackers