These speakers could well be built without the ability to spy on you. However they aren't, and this should tell you all about Google and Amazon's motivations. A

These speakers could well be built without the ability to spy on you. However they aren't, and this should tell you all about Google and Amazon's motivations. Also, they could easily charge 2x or 3x the price they currently do and still find plenty of takers. The fact that they chose to sell it as a loss-leader is also telling.