http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/07/tv_anchor_says_alexa_buy_me_a_dollhouse_and_she_does/ Nice example of how creepy an always listening voice control can be..
I think the problem was the default is auto-order whatever anyone says. Quelle surprise. Open wallet surgery. Mind you, I had a worse problem with a set of games my son order unauthorised, due to a credit card set-up on the site. Not. Happy.
Yes. And that fact that auto-order does not give a few options but automatically chooses an expensive product with probably the highest profit rate for Amazon is also fishy..
Amazon Echo and the Alexa dollhouses: security tips and takeaways http://www.welivesecurity.com/2017/01/10/amazon-echo-alexa-dollhouse-security/