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Amazon resisted a warrant from a prosecutor seeking all Alexa recordings from a house that was the site of murder. Trial in Arkansas I believe. I don't think
by shawn-butler 9y ago
Amazon resisted a warrant from a prosecutor seeking all Alexa recordings from a house that was the site of murder. Trial in Arkansas I believe.
I don't think it ever went anywhere precedent setting however because the defendant eventually gave permission to Amazon to turn it over.
Still pretty muddy waters. I would trust Amazon a little more than I would trust the smart tv makers, but that's just my bias.
- pdkl95 9y ago> I would trust Amazon Note that re: Kyllo v United States, trust in any specific manufacturer is irrelevant. The SCOTUS ruled that use of a technology - not a product - requires a warrant when it is "is not in general public use". The Kyllo case involved two federal agents that used their own thermal imaging camera to search a house for the presence of people and grow lights.
- crankylinuxuser 9y agoYou're right. They publicly resisted. But I have no qualms that they can also just quietly hand over a DVD to a prosecuted and say " here ya go". In the end, this is their platform of which we are sharecroppers.