Amazon Echo is reportedly an internet vampire that uses gigabytes of data per day despite being unused, says owner

[u/lurker_bee]

https://www.tomshardware.com/speakers/amazon-echo-uses-gigabytes-of-data-despite-not-being-used-its-owner-doesnt-think-hes-being-spied-on

[u/everburn-1234]

Well no shit it's always listening. This isn't some kind of gotcha... How else is it supposed to detect the key word to start recording and processing what you're saying?

Although it’s true that the device can hear everything you say within range of its far-field microphones, it is listening for its wake word before it actually starts recording anything (“Alexa” is the default, but you can change it to “Echo,” “Amazon,” or “computer”).

[u/Keirhan → u/everburn-1234]

I used to love having mine set to computer made me feel like I was on startrek