> traffic outbound to the internet from the echo A paranoid fear would be that the Echo could be recording additional traffic (based on special stealthy trigge

> traffic outbound to the internet from the echo A paranoid fear would be that the Echo could be recording additional traffic (based on special stealthy trigger words maybe) and sending that traffic later, in conjunction with regular traffic recorded for the regular trigger word, so as to escape detection. It does sound a bit harder to pull off, I just wanted to point out that spying on the traffic won't get you perfect security if (as I expect) the traffic is encrypted. > Honestly, if you're worried about this sort of thing, you shouldn't own a cell phone. Fair point, but as further comments pointed out, taking one kind of risk doesn't mean you're OK with taking more of the same kind of risk. :) I already take fair precautions against my cell phone, but I have to concede that, with radio firmwares being proprietary, it seems true that any cell phone nowadays is as risky as the echo.