Yes. People don't see this as a device that's "always listening". They see it as a device that has a voice-activated "On" switch. Instead of pressing a button,

Yes. People don't see this as a device that's "always listening". They see it as a device that has a voice-activated "On" switch. Instead of pressing a button, you say a word. Of course, with a little bit of thought, you can connect the dots and figure out that it has to be listening all the time to know if the wake word is said, but most people aren't thinking that deeply about it. When they do realize this, Amazon has assured them that the "voice switch" actually does function as advertised and that audio is not streamed until the device is "on".