I don't know if I'm really the only one who shares an Amazon account with his significant other? My partner doesn't need Alexa to be notified what's on my wishlist ... she can just look it up. So blaming Alexa to spoil the secret is a bit ... hyperbole?
It seems very logical that a list marked private shouldn't send any notifications to Alexa, a device that isn't private by design. It either announces or displays things to anyone near it.
At the very least, the default should be "no notifications", and you could turn them on for the list if desired.
If you've used a phone in last decade you would know that they have options to hide notification details behind lock screens and it is in most cases the default setting.
I don't mean it as condescending. Most people are not aware of how they private information is stolen all the time. Before the GDPR, I think most people weren't aware that cookies were used to spy on them.
Let's take another example: harmful chemicals. Most people aren't aware that chemical X or Y is harmful until it becomes a scandal, at which point the companies switch to another that also hasn't been tested long term. In that case, like with privacy, I don't think the people are at fault. People assume that companies aren't going to abuse them.
That's why I don't agree with 'Obviously if you are sharing an account nothing is "private". Doesn't this go without saying?'. People have some expectations that sadly don't reflect reality, so in cases like that they need explanations.
