> but a voice activated assistant that doesn't spy on you on by the orders of some company is pretty much possible You're missing the part where said company h

> but a voice activated assistant that doesn't spy on you on by the orders of some company is pretty much possible You're missing the part where said company has no motivation to not spy on you. There's absolutely nothing preventing companies from doing so today (in the US), while on the upside the opportunity and motivation for them to collect all your data for possible profit gains later is extremely high.