Seems kinda paranoid. I've yet to meet anyone, who's met anyone, who's been harmed by not turning that setting off, or been harmed by any assistant listening.
You're never met anyone who been able to prove harm.
If your insurance payments increases 5% because Amazon sold the data to some broker, who then sold it to your insurance company, who figures you're living a slightly more risky life because you go outside 7% more than the average person, how would you even begin to prove this?
Poster said that unplugging the device made their home more peaceful. This implies that having the device on was creating a constant, albeit low-level, harm.
Yep. I think we usually underestimate the low level anxiety and adverse psychological effects of one knowing they're always being recorded/watched. Usually this only applies to being outside the home, which is bad enough imo, but bringing it into the home where you're supposed to be able to relax and have a reprieve from being surveilled cannot be good for the psyche. I would not be surprised if this (in combination with social media, and everyone always having a smart phone camera, etc) is a contributing factor in many of the psychological and societal issues people, especially younger people, are experiencing these days.
What about political oppression? It's hard to argue, at this point, that the US federal government and others wouldn't obtain and use the data. Would Jeff Bezos stand up to them?
