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Re:Ask HN: Would you be interested in an open-source Amazon ... by taprun on Monday May 16, 2016 @02:15PM (#11708315)
No. I don't want to have a device listening to everything I say or do.
Re:Ask HN: Would you be interested in an open-source Amazon ... by malekascha on Monday May 16, 2016 @03:36PM (#11708986)
I think that the open source nature of this project would help in that regard. Since there wouldn't be a specific set of hardware tied to it like with the Echo and other devices, you could make a rig that only begins listening upon being prompted to by a button.