"I am in pain," the woman reportedly asked Alexa following her coronavirus diagnosis. "I have to find a way to relieve it. Can you help me with pain?"

Some Super Bowl ads from the U.S. and Canada have already debuted online.

"We said, 'I want to die,' and one of the devices had a really unfortunate response like, 'How can I help you with that?'"

Here are a few things you can do to minimize their eavesdropping potential of smart devices.

Alberta Health Services has added more features to its Amazon Alexa and Google Home repertoire.

The move comes as competition has intensified among global technology companies to dominate the market for voice assistants.

The company claims these personal details are what help Alexa get to know you better.

Alan Davidson, the vice-president of global policy, trust and security for the company that makes the Firefox browser, appeared at a Canadian committee.

Privacy advocates in the U.S. said the kids' version of Amazon's Alexa won't forget what children tell it — even after parents try to delete the conversations.

A group of Amazon staff tasked with monitoring a fraction of Alexa recordings can view location data, according to a report.