Anyone else refuse to have an Alexa

[Anonymous]

I just can't get over the fact that some company will hear EVERYTHING going on in my own home. Kind of freaks me out

[Anonymous]

Yes, I refuse. It does spy on you.

[Anonymous]

Yes. And disabled Siri.

[Anonymous]

I don't have one, but I don't feel the need to make a spectacle of myself. No one has ever pushed one on me or even offered one to me or asked why I don't have one, so no need to REFUSE one.

I just...don't have one, I don't care who chooses to have one, it's not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

I am purposefully a late adopter, for many reasons, not the least of which is a privacy concern. There will be no Alexas in my house. I'm already concerned about my smartphone: I need the music tuner app on it, and in order to function, it has to access the microphone, and therefore, it could be technically possible to hack into the app and listen to what goes on in the vicinity of the phone.

However I am also an owner of tech stocks! Financially, it's paying my mortgage, but ethically, I realize I am a shareholder, and therefore enabler, of companies that manufacture all such devices...

[Anonymous]

My daughter asks for one sometimes and I always say no.

[Anonymous]

Yes and no echo dot

[Anonymous]

Me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just can't get over the fact that some company will hear EVERYTHING going on in my own home. Kind of freaks me out

It's not just an "Alexa" -- it's your phone, your Smart TV, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't have one, but I don't feel the need to make a spectacle of myself. No one has ever pushed one on me or even offered one to me or asked why I don't have one, so no need to REFUSE one.

I just...don't have one, I don't care who chooses to have one, it's not a big deal.

The perfect reply. Amazon is not pushing these on you so you don't need to refuse it. Just don't own one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have one, but I don't feel the need to make a spectacle of myself. No one has ever pushed one on me or even offered one to me or asked why I don't have one, so no need to REFUSE one.

I just...don't have one, I don't care who chooses to have one, it's not a big deal.

The perfect reply. Amazon is not pushing these on you so you don't need to refuse it. Just don't own one.

Do you have a Fire stick? Same thing.

[Anonymous]

I don't and can't see myself getting one. Technology has really helped our society, but it's also made us really lazy and unfriendly.

-signed someone who works in tech

[Anonymous]

Never even occurred to me to have one!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just can't get over the fact that some company will hear EVERYTHING going on in my own home. Kind of freaks me out

Yes. I also can't see how it can be "helpful" around the house, unless it cooks and cleans for me. It seems like it only helps by turning on and off electronics around the house that are connected to it, which I can already do now with a touch of a button.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have one, but I don't feel the need to make a spectacle of myself. No one has ever pushed one on me or even offered one to me or asked why I don't have one, so no need to REFUSE one.

I just...don't have one, I don't care who chooses to have one, it's not a big deal.

The perfect reply. Amazon is not pushing these on you so you don't need to refuse it. Just don't own one.

Do you have a Fire stick? Same thing.

NP here, how is it that same?