Not true, a simple Google search reveals [1 in 4 US adults have a smart speaker](https://marketingland.com/roughly-1-in-4-u-s-adults-now-owns...). It _is_ a choice people make, and most don't care about privacy.

Not that it matters though - phones are [already a vector](https://www.wired.com/2014/06/nsa-bug-iphone/) for the government to listen to you. I'm not sure this news really changes anything - the government already works with large US companies to spy on people, and then makes sure they're not allowed to disclose it to the public.

Also, I think Kindle is a great product, and wouldn't consider it a useless spying device. Each to their own though.

Well, the majority still aren't buying. The initial assertion was "in every home", which is false in the majority of homes.

That's correct. I just think saying "most aren't buying" gives the impression that it's not popular, when in fact it is a pretty widespread product. Not to mention Alexa being added into tons of other products such as smart thermostats, home theater speakers, etc. The number is only growing.

> Well, the majority still aren't buying. The initial assertion was "in every home", which is false in the majority of homes.

Are we assuming that all the individuals who purchased the devices live completely alone? There are only 128 million households in the US. [0]

[0]: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183635/number-of-househo...

You cannot imply this, the stats is about US adult, many adult may also have the same speaker in their household.

This is precisely the point I was trying to make.

This is why I keep one of each in my home. By having an Echo, Google Assistant, and an iPhone, I figure I'm able to give everyone access to my data, making it worth less. (</s>)

Imagine with so much data, US still has so many problems and don't have "Minority report" yet... go figure...

sarcasm.

Amazon tablets are pretty cheap... I bet many, including myself for the kids, chose them.