So maybe Amazon isn't TOTALLY evil....

[Maeve]

Hubby was discussing his concerns for the midterms and said "...at the very least, the Democrats have to take back the House..." when our Alexa app piped up with "OK, I have added "Democrats have to take back the House to your shopping list."

Yeah, put that on everyone's shopping list!

[Dem_4_Life]

1. That is hilarious.

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. It's probably on my Amazon wish list!

[violetpastille]

3. Still skeptical.

[ADX]

4. Just my opinion but when a machine inserts itself into your conversations, that's evil as fuck...

...Like I said, just my opinion...

[Nictuku]

10. I agree!

Does it listen to every conversation? Are there recordings? Can they be used in court against you? *shivers*

[FakeNoose]

13. Yes, yes and probably

That's why I've turned my devices off. Not worth it to have my privacy invaded like that.
But hey I'm a Baby Boomer, so you know ... old!

[Nictuku]

16. Alexa on Firestick

So I have Alexa on the Firestick, but you have to press a button on the remote for it to be 'listening'. I just have to wonder if it truly works that way.

I've got nothing to hide, I just don't like it one bit.

I just want to know if it is possible to be listened to. Afterall, If no one is in the room, I don't hold my farts in.

[Omaha Steve]

14. There is a court case on a subpoena about a felony that was overheard

Waiting on the results.

[ADX]

15. These devices have already been used as evidence against people in court...

...There is no way I'd allow a device that can be compromised and used as a bugging device into my home just for the sake of some so-called "convenience" because if I want to turn the volume up on my stereo, I'll do it myself and if I need to look up some information, I'll do it myself.

There's nothing that evil little box can do for me that I can't do for myself.

[alwaysinasnit]

12. +1000

[uponit7771]

18. +1, bout the reason why Alexa can't be operated in my house ... she nosy

[TeamPooka]

5. If you told Alexa to tell everyone with an Alexa to Vote Blue on Tuesday, would she?

[nolabear]

6. Our Alexa wakes up at hilarious times too.

Clearly the way he said “At the very least” sounded enough like “Alexa” to trigger her.

I’m not interesting enough to be paranoid. I think it’s a stitch. Fortunately our parrot hasn’t picked up on it or we’d have all kinds of problems. 😂

[Maeve]

7. Weirdly, it never happens duing a commercial where they say her name

But yeah, at odd moments, sometimes in response to the tv...but seldom when we can figure out just WHAT triggered her.

At least this time gave us a much needed laugh!

[nolabear]

8. Ours wakes during those commercials but less lately.

I wonder if they found a way to fix that because people complained.

A favorite of mine is the day I was driving and my phone’s Siri kept waking up and talking back to John Fugelsang on the radio. It took me a bit to realize every time he said “Sirius” she thought he meant her.

[unblock]

20. i suspect that "at" was taken as "add" and "least" was taken as "list"

and alexa was woken up by something earlier in the conversation.

it can be hard to figure out what wakes alexa up sometimes, especially if there are several people talking and/or music or tv in the background.

[malthaussen]

9. That is beautiful in so many ways. n/t

[Power 2 the People]

11. LOL.That's great!

[marble falls]

17. Has Alexa gone rogue??? Bezo's is a contributor to Republican candidates.

Bezos, other Amazon execs contribute to Gardner's 2020 re ...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and eight company executives kicked in contributions between $250 and $5,400 in an 11-day period in September to Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner's 2020 re-election campaign, according to a recent report from CNBC.
[Search domain coloradopolitics.com] https://coloradopolitics.com/amazon-cory-gardner-2020-

[erronis]

21. Thanks. Lest we all forget that the uber-wealthy are hedging bets all the time

They may look like they are supporting Democrats with words and obvious donations but they may be contributing to the hidden-funds for other candidates. And versa-visa.

[TygrBright]

19. That would make a great GOTV advert! n/t