数字语音助手安全提示
数字助理隐私 concerns are more and more concerning for the people who have one in their homes. 以下是如何增强你的防护能力.
什么是数字助理?
Digital assistants — small smart devices that are able to execute simple home tasks — are practical and useful. 研究表明，到2024年底，这一数字将超过 8.40亿单位 在全球范围内使用，这比世界人口还多. 使用人工智能, 这些设备可以回答问题, 完成一项任务，比如打开灯或水龙头, 放首歌, 找一个食谱或者列一个购物清单.
有时被称为虚拟助手, 这种小工具使用机器学习, natural language processing and understanding capabilities to gather data as it learns about their users. The devices run algorithms and interpret the data collected to offer services or recommendations, 回答复杂或深刻的问题，在某些情况下, 开始与用户对话.
数字助理隐私
The rise in popularity for a virtual assistant has also put privacy concerns about sharing data and voice recording in the spotlight. 有记录的设备问题 订购玩具, 通过电子邮件发送录音对话 没有知识和 窃听和泄漏 设备记录.
Stories like these have raised red flags for some digital assistant users — a recent study found 52%的人担心隐私问题. 您可以采取一些步骤来保护您的数据, 您的隐私和用户，提高您的数字助理的安全性. 下面是该怎么做.
关掉麦克风
语音助手总是在听命令. 阻止这种情况的一种方法是将设备静音. This is typically as simple as pressing the microphone button to turn it off, 然后再按一次重新激活监听模式. For Apple's HomePod, for example, say, "Hey, Siri, stop listening" to disengage it. Then to re-activate it, tap the center on top and say, "Hey, Siri, start listening."
删除旧录音
类似于清除计算机浏览器上的缓存, it's possible to delete the history of either an Amazon Echo or Google Home device.
如何删除Alexa录音
Open the Alexa app and select Menu > Settings > Alexa 隐私 > Review Voice History > Date Range > All History> Delete all of my recordings. Moving forward, you can say to your device, "Alexa, delete everything I said today."
如何删除谷歌家庭录音
Open the Google Home app and select your personal icon found on the top right corner > My Activity > Delete Activity By > All Time. Moving forward, you can choose "delete automatically" in the same area to periodically trash data.
选择退出语音数据收集
Amazon and Google recently changed privacy settings to allow users to opt out of allowing third parties to review voice recordings.
Alexa隐私设置
Open the Alexa app and select Menu > Settings > Alexa 隐私 > Manage Your Alexa Data> toggle off next to 帮助 Improve Alexa; then toggle off next to Use of Voice Recordings and next to your name under Use Messages to Improve Transcriptions.
谷歌家庭隐私设置
Open the Google Home app and select profile icon > My Activity > Saving Activity > toggle off Include Audio Recordings.
实施家长控制
Afraid your child will ask the voice assistant to send him or her toys? Either disable voice purchasing or require a confirmation code for purchases. Some devices allow children to have their own profiles so parents can restrict access to payments and third-party apps.
保持设备更新
Tech companies regularly issue software updates to address security vulnerabilities. If your voice assistant is connected to Wi-Fi, it will automatically check for and install updates. Double-check your privacy settings each month to make sure nothing shifts during an update.
锁定Wi-Fi
T在这里 is always a chance that hackers may attempt to access your voice-activated assistant with the intention to obtain personal information. As an extra step towards your overall online safety, it's wise to protect your 无线网络. 保密, use an encryption method like Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) and choose a unique and complex password
