And sometimes, Amazon just sent these recordings to random people on the internet:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/20/amazon-alexa-user-receives-audio-recordings-stranger-through-human-error/
Fool me once, etc. I will bet you a testicle* that Amazon will eventually have to admit that the recordings it harvests to feed its AI are *also* being retained and listened to by employees, contractors, and, possibly, randos on the internet.
*Not one of mine
24/
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