Amazon Echo Reacts Ominously to NSA Question

Since its release in late 2014, the Amazon Echo device, or Alexa as it is regularly called, has been a voice interaction tool of choice in many people’s homes. But some people are a little worried that the device, and others like it, make it easier for government agencies like the NSA to spy on them. This recent video shows the device seemingly shut itself down when asked if the NSA is currently monitoring them. Credit: YouTube/Will Baur