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Im right there with you. I have a pretty large digital footprint. My philosophy has been to go all out there to the point where it doesn’t matter as much, and then invest in things like identity protection. There is no point getting paranoid about the mics in these devices. Smartphones and laptops have had the same potantial for years. I think this recent issue just all of a sudden brought it to the fore front for some people, especially since the device’s only function is to listen and then play back content. Vs your smartphone where the mics and speakers ironically (because it is supposed to be a phone) are secondary to the screen. I don’t think people realize they are carrying that around with them all the time. At some point though you have to let it go or risk getting into tin foil hat territory!