[CaptSpify]

But we don't know that's every recording that they have. They very well could have a "allow_user_to_see_recording" toggle.

[watty]

No, from day one people have been sniffing Echo traffic to see if it sends any non-triggered data. It does not.

[ionised]

I'm thinking more along the lines of;

"Hey we allow you to delete past recordings associated with your account and as far as you are concerned they will be, but we're gonna keep a copy for ourselves right over here, that you'll never know about."

[CaptSpify]

Wow, so they set up the software to guarantee every user is running the same software? and that can't ever get updated? that's pretty amazing.

/sarcasm