Yeah I think I'll go out and buy a microphone that I can't turn off and that's hooked up to a gigantic data mining network that's owned by a multi-billionaire who is trying to monetize my brain. Then I'll install this microphone in my house where it can hear everything I say.
>> Yeah I think I’ll go out and buy a microphone...
No need if you have a modern cell phone.
Isn’t that a cell phone?
If you're really worried about a particularly sensitive conversation, you can unplug it.
I have three of them in the house. Most of the time, even if I believed they were actively listening, it wouldn't concern me because all that they would "hear" is bumps, footfalls, the ticking and chiming of the clocks, and the cat.
However, a source I trust showed results of a test that convinced me that they "listen" only for the name one calls out to activate them.