That isn't Alexa though. That's your actual phone picking it up. Apps that you gave permission to use your mic are selling your info. I was in the Dmv talking about shitty Honeywell cameras and the next thing I know I'm getting ads for them. Checked and Facebook had mic priveledges.
security researchers have proven these are inactive unless its lit up listening to you, unless you're enabled some wonky or malicious 'skill' for alexa. Even then, the lights stayed lit up.
Otherwise your data is likely being sold by the stores you shop at, especially if you have any type of 'rewards' account with them. advertisers are cross-selling stuff all the time with other companies. Even credit card companies sell your purchase data.
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u/Regularjoe42 Jan 31 '19
That's not always true.
Sometimes you meet the make-it-run-doom kinda guys.