The average non-technical person I’ve talked to has posited that Amazon is actively, persistently listening via their Alexa-enabled devices and using that audio

The average non-technical person I’ve talked to has posited that Amazon is actively, persistently listening via their Alexa-enabled devices and using that audio to drive recommendations. This doesn’t seem to deter any of the people who’ve mentioned it from purchasing and plugging in Alexa-enabled devices, or from shopping on Amazon. I don’t think you’re giving non-technical people enough credit. They may not know the exact mechanisms, but they’re generally aware that companies are monitoring their activity and using it to market to them; it’s just not a big deal to them.