{"id":14215,"date":"2019-06-12T08:26:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T12:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=14215"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:25","slug":"umsi-researcher-alexas-deletion-feature-a-good-first-step-for-better-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2019\/06\/12\/umsi-researcher-alexas-deletion-feature-a-good-first-step-for-better-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"UMSI researcher: Alexa&#8217;s deletion feature a good first step for better privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/alexa-delete-what-i-just-said-u-m-researcher-discusses-smart-speaker-privacy-concerns-LEAD-700x510.png\" alt=\"Alexa speaker on the left with a voice bubble on the right. The voice bubble says &quot;Alexa, delete what I just said.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-14217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/alexa-delete-what-i-just-said-u-m-researcher-discusses-smart-speaker-privacy-concerns-LEAD-700x510.png 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/alexa-delete-what-i-just-said-u-m-researcher-discusses-smart-speaker-privacy-concerns-LEAD-192x140.png 192w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/alexa-delete-what-i-just-said-u-m-researcher-discusses-smart-speaker-privacy-concerns-LEAD-275x200.png 275w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/alexa-delete-what-i-just-said-u-m-researcher-discusses-smart-speaker-privacy-concerns-LEAD-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/alexa-delete-what-i-just-said-u-m-researcher-discusses-smart-speaker-privacy-concerns-LEAD-665x484.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/alexa-delete-what-i-just-said-u-m-researcher-discusses-smart-speaker-privacy-concerns-LEAD.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>(www.news.umich.edu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon announced a new Alexa Echo voice command this week: &#8220;Alexa, delete what I just said.&#8221; Florian Schaub, assistant professor at the School of Information, said <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the feature is a good first step  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/alexa-delete-what-i-just-said-u-m-researcher-discusses-smart-speaker-privacy-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\">the feature is a good first step<\/a> toward &#8220;better-integrating privacy control into the device user experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schaub has conducted extensive research on users&#8217; control over the privacy settings of their smart speakers. 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