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TheInformation's article includes a bit more info and this tidbit: > As most owners probably have experienced, the microphones can often be triggered inadverte
by jc4p 10y ago
TheInformation's article includes a bit more info and this tidbit:
> As most owners probably have experienced, the microphones can often be triggered inadvertently. And those errant recordings, like ambient sound or partial conversations, are sent to Amazon’s servers just like any other.
When I use my Echo in my apartment alone I don't have a lot of false positives on the wake-word detector. This past week I've been in my family's home and very frequently when more than one person is talking Alexa has butted in (and tried its hardest to understand what we're saying, listening for the maximum time it can).
I think the hope is that if some ruckus was happening in the home, the Echo might've accidentally woken up at some point and recorded a small bit they can use to help piece together the crime.
- mustacheemperor 10y agoAbsolutely right. The people here gleefully, cynically dismissing this as police stupidity would be demanding the police investigate even the smallest lead to help get justice for the murder of a loved one. If there's even a small chance the always-activated audio recording device in someone's home was inadvertently activated in the commotion, why wouldn't the police investigate it as an option? Even if there's not a recording of "help amazon my husband is murdering me," what was captured may help verify other evidence or set a timeline. Hell, even being able to prove the crime had or had not taken place at a certain hour based on whether Alexa was being used for its usual purpose is potential evidence.