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An Alexa came with the new house that we purchased. One of the first things we did was unplug it and stick it in the back recesses of a junk drawer. Seems to be working fine.

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It's also worth being aware that the various devices that are ubiquitous these days probably don't even need to be plugged in to wi-fi/internet to work. They can use Bluetooth Low-Energy Mesh Networks instead:

https://www.activistpost.com/2024/04/skynet-has-arrived-google-follows-apple-activates-worldwide-bluetooth-le-mesh-network.html

https://theconversation.com/a-new-wave-of-wearable-devices-will-collect-a-mountain-on-information-on-us-we-need-to-get-wise-about-the-privacy-implications-226537

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Very good call.

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