Yeah I am getting a kick out of all the people on this thread vowing to never have one of these devices in their home because of PRIVACY while most carry around in their pocket a device that has been listening in and monitoring their searches and web surfing for years.
Do you know what the difference is between an Amazon device like Alexa and a smartphone? You can actually 100% disable an Alexa device so it cannot monitor you by disconnecting it from power and internet. A cell phone is near impossible to do so.
Yeah, you’re on the right track there.
You can let your battery die, wrap it in tin foil, and toss it in the cesspool.