'Alexa, call my lawyer!' Are you legally liable if someone makes a purchase using your virtual assistant?
- Written by Mark Giancaspro, Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide
If you have voice shopping activated on your voice assistant, anyone in your home could potentially purchase items in your name. Shutterstock
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