Ask HN: Private Alternatives to Alexa?
Maybe this is an obvious answer, and therefore not one you're interested in, but there's Siri.Although audio is sent to the cloud, you can choose whether it is stored or not, and whatever you pick, Apple's privacy policy is very strict.HomePods are mostly advertised as music playback devices, but I mostly use mine as a HomeKit control device.Homebridge allows you to control non-HomeKit devices via Siri: https://homebridge.io