> To my understanding, these smart speakers only phone home when you say the keyword, right? They aren't storing or sending everything they hear throughout the

> To my understanding, these smart speakers only phone home when you say the keyword, right? They aren't storing or sending everything they hear throughout the day. 1) There has been various cases of such devices being triggered incorrectly and uploading chunks of recordings 2) It's all implemented in software. It's extremely easy for the vendor to enable more keywords or record for longer times. 3) It's impossible to prove that 2 is not happening already in limited cases 4) There is a proven long history of very effective global surveillance programs targeting every electronic device (phones, cell towers, carrier-grade routers, PCs, servers).