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Thanks I wanted to ask the same as a non-American. If this is protected then surely so is internet history, call metadata etc.?
by bbcbasic 10y ago
Thanks I wanted to ask the same as a non-American. If this is protected then surely so is internet history, call metadata etc.?
- vidarh 10y agoThey're arguing that the speech that is recorded and the generated responses are both expressive, and that's a key difference. Their argument is basically that people are talking to or in front of their Alexa device, and that speech is protected, and if Amazon is compelled to hand it over, they argue it will have a significant chilling effect on speech by making people concerned they can not openly talk in their own home.
- bbcbasic 10y agoOk so it's sort of like having your house bugged? They'd need a different warrant for that and presumably before the conversation occurred?