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This tutorial explains how to disable voice purchasing on Amazon Alexa.

Amazon's voice assistant might be useful, but its default settings aren't the most secure or privacy-respecting. Here's how to fix that.

Alexa, let’s get set up

Those of you who own an Amazon Echo might be surprised to learn how much it can really do. It's loaded with features and hidden settings.

Amazon Echo Secret Features: 12 Cool Tricks You Didn’t Know Your Alexa Device Can Do Nowadays, Amazon is ahead of the likes of Google and Apple in the AI game. With everyone’s favorite virtual assistant, Alexa, Amazon has become an unstoppable retail presence that undercuts competition through low prices and reliability. Alexa entered our hearts through the Echo, the Bluetooth-enabled speaker that does just about everything you want, from playing music to ordering pizza. So, what else can t...

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Intercom to one another. inside the settings for alexa is the ability to make it just inside your house and we want to make sure the location and setting -- if that is what you want -- be aware of it. heather: on the other end, if it is open. >> and somebody elses. >> what is going on. turn off in the sake of little ones, voice purchasing or if you enjoy the convenience, a button on each of these devices at the top of the button and the sound going out into the machine.

8 microphones built in it. you would want to still tweak your privacy on it. ainsley: how do you do that? >> very, very simple. there are four things you can do. number one, you want to go and open up the alexa app. oh, she probably heard me. im sure she did. open up the alexa app. and go into whats called the drop-in settings. this is so -- see, she is talking to us already. ainsley: im writing this down. >> go to the drop-in settings and this is like an intercom it makes the echo device connec...