Amazon Echo secretly sent family's private audio to some random person

There's been deep concern that AI voice assistants might be always listening, and for one Oregon family, their Amazon Echo reportedly did just that. As first reported by local station KIRO-7, the smart speaker recorded private audio and sent it to a random person's phone that happened to be on the family's contact list. SEE ALSO: Researchers just proved why it's so scary that digital assistants are always listening The family had an Echo device in every room of their house, which controlled the heat, light, and security system in their home.  Danielle, going only by her first name, received a phone call two weeks ago by one of her husband's colleagues, who had received the voice recording. Read more...More about Tech, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Voice Assistants, and Voice Assistant