Last time I was in a Silicon Valley Hotel, I had to sign a waver that I accepted that there was an Alexa in my room. Of signed it, and unplugged it (as well as the TV). I will not have these horrible things near me. The hotel claimed they would charge if you unplugged it. They didn't.
Pretty soon, I imagine there will be Airbnb Experiences ads that tout something about "living simply" with hosts that specifically do not have "smart" devices in their home.
Not exactly a listening device, but I was in an AirBnb once. Every time I would open the door, I could hear a notification being played in the upstairs unit. It wasn't the back door that caused the notification, but the actual door the apartment I was staying in. It was displeasing.
Right but doesn’t someone have to vacuum and clean the place anyway? Seems like the additional cost of adding “plug in the Alexa if it’s unplugged” to the cleaning checklist would be completely negligible.
