Similar story:
Good friends of ours have an Alexa.
They don't have a cat.
I told them to randomly mention cat food during normal conversation and very soon after they started getting ads and suggestions for cat food.
And here I was thinking that Alexa/Google/Siri/Satan only listened when you called their wake up word.
And It's Not Just Your Phone
LG was caught back in 2013 doing this crap.
Helpful Link To Disable TV Snooping
It used to be a joke, but today it's quite real if you're not careful.
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