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Exactly. Don't want it? Then don't buy it. It's really that simple.

• JumpCrisscross 7y ago
  > It's really that simple. No, it isn’t. If people buy these products knowing the terms of the trade, that’s one thing. But a lot of people don’t. This is why we have disclosure regulations.
• deogeo 7y ago
  Until the alternatives disappear.
• rchaud 7y ago
  You know how FB can create shadow profiles of people that have never had an FB account but were tagged on photos or comments? Same principle applies. You may not buy an Alexa speaker, but if you're in the room having a conversation with someone who does, your name and personal information could leak as well. Same goes if the conversation was on a phone loudspeaker. The voice data would have limited usability in its present state, but as Alexa's network effects improve, the signal to noise ratio will only get better.