Users can ask the feature to check suspicious texts or emails sent in Amazon's name.
The Verge reports that Amazon updated its Alexa for Shopping feature. The assistant now compares an incoming message against the company's full record of sent communications. This check aims to identify emails or texts that falsely claim to come from Amazon. Users can query the feature directly about a suspicious text or email. The report states that the system uses the complete history of Amazon messages to perform the verification. No further details on rollout or accuracy appear in the source posts.
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Users can ask the feature to check suspicious texts or emails sent in Amazon's name.
The Verge reports that Amazon updated its Alexa for Shopping feature. The assistant now compares an incoming message against the company's full record of sent communications. This check aims to identify emails or texts that falsely claim to come from Amazon. Users can query the feature directly about a suspicious text or email. The report states that the system uses the complete history of Amazon messages to perform the verification. No further details on rollout or accuracy appear in the source posts.
The Verge@vergeAlexa for Shopping can compare the message you received ‘against a record of every message Amazon has sent.’
The Verge@vergeAlexa for Shopping can compare the message you received ‘against a record of every message Amazon has sent.’
