It has to listen to detect the activation word, doesn't it? -- therefore, it's listening all the time. The speaker also starts recording a few seconds before a

It has to listen to detect the activation word, doesn't it? -- therefore, it's listening all the time. The speaker also starts recording a few seconds before a command is issued, meaning there’s likely more private information in the recordings than customers are aware of. from https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/12/18089090/amazon-echo-alexa-smart-speaker-privacy-data https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/12/18089090/amazon-ech... https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/business/amazon-echo-murder-case-arkansas.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/business/amazon-echo-murd... Those two links are from two different murder cases for which Alexa/Amazon data was subpoenaed. There are probably others.