Alexa is burrowing itself deeper and deeper into owners lives, giving them quick and easy access not just to Spotify and the Amazon store, but to bank accounts and to do lists. Alexa devices include microphones that are always on, listening. Its like willingly bugging your own home and hoping no one tunes in. Amazon insists that it only sends records of what it heard back to headquarters when it hears the activation command, Hey Alexa. The real concern for a lot of people, however, isnt security as much as privacy.”]
Source: https://gizmodo.com/alexa-is-not-even-remotely-secure-and-really-i-dont-car-1764761117