The Alexa snooping thing must be quite a conundrum for the stereotypical, wanna be, lazy, computer hacker living in their parents' basement. They so badly want voice control to order pizza, adjust lights etc, but just can't do it!
Overall, Americans have sold their privacy souls for Chinese toys. What can you do...
Sold? No, more of a case of....
My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."