Think twice before sharing medical secrets with Amazon’s Alexa, Florida’s CFO warns


An Alexa-enabled Echo Plus. (Amazon)

Amid reports that Amazon employs thousands of people to listen to customers talk to their virtual personal assistant Alexa, Florida’s chief financial officer is warning residents to be careful what they say about their private health matters. 

He also revealed steps Alexa owners might not realise they can take to protect themselves. 

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