I have an alexa. The only thing it gets used for is playing music. It's opened up a whole world of music for the kids which is a positive. I'm not really intetested in automating things like like light switches and so on. I'm not overly worried about tracking. But, what with alexa, phones, TV and the Nest which controls our central heating by some mysterious means, I find the whole thing a bit spiritually draining, if that makes sense. Life is an endless series of accounts and logins. I have a hankering for a grandfather clock, gramaphone player and an old fashioned barometer.