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CNET How To - Delete Fire TV voice data from Amazon's servers

2014-04-08
I'm Dan Graziano and i'm here with Amazon's new streaming box the fire TV this $99 streaming device can stream content from Amazon Netflix Hulu Plus and other services it also doubles as a game console capable of playing hundreds of titles such as The Walking Dead and minecraft but what sets the fire TV apart from the Apple TV and the Roku is its advanced voice controls holding the microphone button and saying a movie TV show or even an actor or actress will bring up content from Amazon's library to improve the service and the voice results however Amazon stores the recordings associated with your account to its servers a big company like Amazon having your voice stored on its servers that may not sit well with many of you luckily there's a way to delete the data open your Amazon settings on Amazon's website scroll down to digital content and click on manage your content and devices then select the manage your devices option under the devices and settings section select the fire TV click on manage voice recordings and hit the delete button while Amazon will no longer have your voice on servers the company does warn that the leading recordings may affect the accuracy of voice features you will also have to repeat this method each time you use the voice features for more how tunes like this visit how to cnet com you can also reach out to me on Twitter with any questions or comments i'm dan graziano for cnet thanks for watching you
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