[Accacin]

So I hate my data being collected like this, and try to reduce when it happens whenever I can. But, buying an Alexa and then complaining they store the audio? When they confirmed they kept it about two years ago?

Imagine I found out the library kept a list of titles I borrowed! Or my bank account storing my transactions.

[ISL]

It is my impression that at least some librarians are adamant about not storing lists of titles borrowed by a single individual.

[Accacin]

That may be perfectly correct. What I'm saying that is I expect them to store it, and I'm okay with that. If they don't store it, well that's great.

[iso1631]

These were recordings from years ago. Why are amazon keeping it that long?

[whoopdedo]

Honestly, what I find most offensive is that Amazon tracks all of this data and yet their recommendations are still awful. I just bought a vacuum cleaner. Why are you trying to sell me another one? How many vacuum cleaners do you think a person goes through in a month!

[vntok]

You're most likely to buy a vaccuum cleaner just after you bought one. Consider the one you bought might not fit your needs.

[syspec]

"Yeah, what was the victim doing wearing that skimpy outfit! They brought this on themselves!"

[Accacin]

I absolutely hear your point, and understand where you are coming from. If this where a regular person, I would agree that they would have no idea that Amazon would store their data.

However, this lady seems incredibly smart, hosts a podcast (and newsletter) about many topics (inc. tech). I would personally have the opinion that she would be fully aware of how Alexa works and that Amazon would most likely be storing her data.

I know I shouldn't be blaming her in this instance, and I'm not, I'd just expect her to know better.