Amazon will start charging for formerly free Alexa Guard smoke and security alerts

Amazon is paywalling more formerly free features on its smart home devices. Several months after it moved some basic Ring alarm system features behind a subscription plan , Amazon is doing something similar for several Alexa Guard functions. Alexa Guard is a free security feature that came as standard on Echo devices. It listens out for things like alarms and intruders when you aren't at home. However, the company is shutting down Alexa Guard, as The Verge reports. Some Alexa Guard features will...