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Originally Posted by Catlady
It's not really paranoia. It's just that I don't see any point for the device to be constantly listening. It annoys me that so much I what I do is already being tracked and stored; I don't feel like adding to it. Is it a dealbreaker? No, not if I really really really was convinced that I couldn't live without Echo--but I'm not convinced, and when I tote up the pros and cons, the eavesdropping is a big con.
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1. The point of the feature is so it can be voice controlled without needing the user to touch anything. I understand not wanting that, or wanting it optional, but it is certainly a key feature for the Echo and the Dot. Virtually the whole point for some of us.
2. I want to repeat this question just once more because I'm curious: Why do you think think the Echo/Dot tracks or stores anything you say before the wake word? Amazon says it doesn't. If you don't trust what Amazon says about how the device works, why would trust that a device like the Tap isn't constantly listening and tracking you? Maybe all that button does is tell the device to stop pretending it can't hear you?
I hope this doesn't sound too judgmental or argumentative or whatever the right word is when you argue against someone's perfectly valid preference. I don't mean it to. I'm just trying to understand the reasoning.