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In utopia, maybe. In the real world it's a pipe dream. In case you haven't noticed, private information is constantly being "leaked" to the press these days (even in high government offices with classified information). Expecting corporations to "do the right thing" with your private information is optimism on steroids. Amazon even has a "Law Enforcement Portal" that allows police agencies to request specific information about Amazon's customers. This obviously means that this data is stored and available on request — and that means that it can be leaked or stolen by a hacker.
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Did I ever say Amazon were unhackable? No. But the barrier for entry is higher for them than it is for a mom and pop shop. To believe otherwise is foolish. Especially as more of the mom and pop shops opt in to using various cashier apps running on tablets potentially sending your data who knows where on to who knows how secure a system.
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And once again you defend Amazon by conflating normal information collected by businesses (collecting addresses, phone numbers, payment methods) with recording private conversations in the customers' own homes.
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Both are personal choices, which was the point. It’s hardly a defense of Amazon and much more a defense of individuals right to decide what they are comfortable with, you and GMW for example aren’t comfortable with having an echo device in your home. Bully for you, no one is going to force you to and no one has demeaned you or those who agree with you for your opinion. GMW however had on several posts in this thread stated or implied those who disagree with him to be at best nieve, or intentionally ignorant. Ignoring several people pointing out they were aware of the potential risks and considered the convenience to outweigh those risks.