But as hackers are consistently attacking our private lives by stealing our private data, don’t you think it’ll be great if we take up a few steps to keep our Alexa safe and secure. What if hackers get a hold on Alexa and start listening to all your private conversations? You sure don’t want that right? So, if you’re pretty concerned about your privacy here are a few steps to secure your Alexa enabled smart home speaker.
1. Protect your WIFI Network
The first and the right thing to do as soon as you setup your Alexa device is to secure the network on which it is connected. For starters, you can change the default WiFi name and password of your network and create a strong one which is quite tough to crack. And if it’s possible, create one separate WiFi network for all your Smart home devices and one different WiFi network for browsing Internet or shopping online etc. Apart from this, keep checking firmware updates regularly and keep all your devices up to date running on latest versions of software.
2. Replace the Wake Word
As you’re all aware, as soon as we use the wake word Alexa starts listening and recording to your voice. So, what we recommend is change the existing wake word and replace it with something unique, which we don’t commonly use in our daily conversations. If that doesn’t work and if you’re still skeptical then you can also disable the device’s microphone to stop it from listening entirely.
4. Review your Voice Recordings
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5. Take a Close Look at Third Party Privacy Policies
There are more than thousands of skills that Alexa is capable of doing. Each skill has its own set of privacy policy, so as consumers it’s our duty to dig into each and every privacy policy statement and review them thoroughly. So, fellas, here were a few tips that can help your Alexa enabled device to be safe and secure. By following these few tips, you can stay protected from any security breach and keep your private and sensitive data away from cyber criminals.
