Smart Speaker Privacy Settings Card: Keep the Convenience, Cut the Recording

Who Else Is Listening in Your Kitchen?

• Your account may hold years of saved voice recordings.
• Your speaker sometimes wakes up when nobody said its name.
• Anyone in the house can order things just by asking.
• Drop-in lets people connect to your speaker without you answering.
• Skills and actions you don't remember adding are connected to it.
• A former roommate or ex is still on your household account.

Smart speakers are always listening for their wake word, and sometimes they record more than you meant them to. Most people set one up in the kitchen or bedroom and never check what it keeps or who can use it.

The Smart Speaker Privacy Settings Card shows you the settings that matter, so you keep the convenience without the extra recording. It covers Amazon Alexa and Echo, Google Home and Nest, and Apple HomePod.

What's inside:

✅ Delete & Limit Recordings: where to find and delete your voice history on Alexa, Google and HomePod, and how to turn on auto-delete.

✅ Mute When Needed: when to use the mic-off button, how to check the indicator light, and when to unplug it.

✅ Limit What It Can Do: turn off voice purchasing or require a PIN, turn off drop-in and calling you don't use, and remove skills you don't recognize.

✅ Who Can Hear It: set up Voice ID or Voice Match, remove old household members, and think about what guests could ask it.

✅ Pro Tip: why the mute button is the most effective privacy step on speakers that have one.

Who it's for:

• Echo, Nest and HomePod owners
• Families with speakers in shared rooms
• Renters and roommates
• Anyone setting up a new smart speaker

Why it works: It's one page and takes a few minutes per device.

📄 1-page printable PDF (US Letter) · Instant download · Unlimited personal printing

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Save With A Bundle

This card is part of a $5 bundle — get the full set and save:

• Smart Home & Network Security Bundle — $5

Great Companion Guides

Pair this card with:

• Smart Home Security Quick-Start Checklist
• Smart TV Privacy Settings Card
• Router Hardening Cheat Sheet
• Phone Location Privacy Settings Card
• Spotting Malicious Apps Cheat Sheet
• Turning Off Location Sharing Card

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