> Since Amazon took (and as far as I know still takes) voice privacy incredibly seriously

lol no https://apnews.com/article/amazon-privacy-echo-7fb3c19fa7f66...

> When I worked for Alexa

Look I know it's easy to believe these things when your paycheck depends upon it, god knows I've convinced myself of a convenient fact or two when it was necessary for me to get through the day. But afterwards, without a financial interest, you owe it to yourself to go back and think about it again.