Re: you could simply not put the creepy things in your home
And has been proven many times, both have a LOCAL 2 second buffer looking for the keyword, after which the voice command is then sent to the cloud for speech recognition and actions.
I understand this, and am perfectly happy with that how it works, because that is how it has to work if I want to get the full benefit. Then again I am not a tinfoil hat paranoid open that believes everything the internet has to say.. I understand what I am giving up and what I am getting in return for all the products I use, as I spend the time reviewing the privacy policy and understanding it before jumping in, and I review changes that are emailed to me.