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so your problem is not the potential of the damm thing listening on you 24/7? it’s the wipe after factory reset? i guess I could see some people mind one but n

so your problem is not the potential of the damm thing listening on you 24/7? it’s the wipe after factory reset? i guess I could see some people mind one but not the other, but I guess people that strongly care about their privacy would not buy an echo to start with.

kadoban 5y ago
Security isn't binary. Even if you trust Amazon enough, you probably don't trust some random stranger you're selling used electronics to.
- rantwasp 5y ago
  yeah. that’s true. I guess, I was going with: don’t trust amazon
  - kadoban 5y ago
    Also a good idea, IMO, yes.
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amelius 5y ago
> so your problem is not the potential of the damm thing listening on you 24/7? How do you know your smartphone isn't doing the exact same thing?
- fsflover 5y ago
  Because I have kill switches on my Pinephone.
  - amelius 5y ago
    Then perhaps we should have an activation system developed by a company that you trust, which interfaces with the underlying Amazon Echo/Siri/Google assistant.