Amazon Is Annoying Its User Base With Automatic Alexa+ Updates

Remember that day in September 2014 when iTunes automatically downloaded that U2 album onto everyone’s accounts, whether they wanted it or not? People were angry, not because it wasn’t easy to ignore the album—it was—but because there was something vaguely violating about having your own account invaded without your consent. Amazon Echo device owners are […] The post Amazon Is Annoying Its User Base With Automatic Alexa+ Updates appeared first on VICE .