They state that they only turn on "when you say the special phrase."
But in order to do that, they have to be always listening and parsing what you say.
And in order to pay for that processing time, its getting processed for any data they can sell ads on
I use Alexa, but only on touch button. Still easy and convenient, less “always listening”.
I know there will be a comment about how they’re already always listening, I choose to not believe that because i haven’t given up on the world yet. 😑
Edit: though I must admit, I take precautions at times!
Publicly, they state it is a rolling 5-10 second analyzer, and nothing gets recorded until you say the word.
Allegedly, the processing to listen for the activation phrase is done locally.
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