Amazon is going to be disabling the privacy feature that processes voice commands locally on Echo devices at the end of this month. Instead, all voice commands will be sent to Amazon's cloud for processing.
I have already followed my own steps to remediate this:
1. Unplug Echo Device
2. Throw Echo Device in Trash
3. Done
You might be over-reacting.
"Local processing of voice recordings was only available on three Echo devices – Echo Dot (4th Gen), Echo Show 10, and Echo Show 15 – and only for customers in the U.S. with devices set to English."
https://www.theverge.com/news/630049/amazon-echo-discontinues-do-not-send-voice-recording-setting
I was already in the process of removing smart speakers from the house (HomePod minis mainly), but I had two Echoes left and they’ve been removed today.
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If this result in people getting rid of those things, I'll just call it a win.
When we walk into a house and see one, the first thing we do is ask folks to unplug it and turn it off.
We're not discussing plans for insurection or some such. They're just creepy.