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Re:Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person by JeremyBanks on Thursday December 20, 2018 @03:46PM (#18728970)
> There is no practical way of knowing when Alexa has heard a keyword and recorded content around it.

I know this isn't the kind of certainty you're looking for, but Google Home and Alexa both allow you to enable audio cues for when they start and stop recording. I find this helpful from an accessibility perspective, but the privacy-conscious may also appreciate the indicator.

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Re:Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person by ben174 on Thursday December 20, 2018 @04:11PM (#18729151)
They also have visual cues enabled by default. The light turns on when it is listening. You quickly get an idea of when it is recording and when it is not. And it rarely falsely triggers.
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