Now the device in question is the Amazon Echo, as MWR Labs announce their work in persuading an Echo to yield the live audio from the microphone and turn the voice assistant device into a covert ...

Editor's note: In 2023, Amazon announced a third-generation Echo Show 5 with improved speakers ... but if you press the mute-microphone button, the screen turns back on. You can't turn the ...

Since people might keep the Echo Spot Smart Clock in their bedrooms, privacy is a concern. But don’t worry—Amazon has wisely left out the camera, and there’s also a microphone button on top ...

the Amazon Echo Flex looks more like a smart plug than a smart speaker. It has a small blue light to let you know when Alexa is listening and there’s a microphone mute button. Above that ...