While making dinner last night, I noticed Alexa+ flashed an item in my cart across the screen. I didn't think anything of it, and actually appreciated the reminder to get moving on the purchase. It had done that before, especially with my "Buy Again?" items that I frequented orderd.
But when my 10-year-old unassumingly prompted Alexa+ to "Show recent orders," I stood horrified as all the presents I hoped to give him in a few weeks flashed on the screen.
The cheerful, humanlike voice began reading off all my recent Amazon orders — including every single gift I’d carefully hidden for his birthday. He froze. I panicked. And just like that, the surprise was ruined.
