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Maybe they're hoping one of the parties involved yelled "Alexa!" as the crime was taking place. /s

ISL 8y ago
Alexa, call the police! #### is here, and he's trying to hurt me! Seems like a pretty good use for a voice-activated service. "Alexa, lock the doors!" also sounds useful in this context.
- coss 8y ago
  not if you are trying to escape :X
- mtgx 8y ago
  Attacker: Alexa unlock the door for me.
  - superflyguy 8y ago
    The way a thief can unlock your phone, you mean?
  - pbhjpbhj 8y ago
    Does Alexa need Star Trek-style command codes. "Alexa, unlock the door, command override Janeway alpha-two-phi."
  - ams6110 8y ago
    I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that.
Dylan16807 8y ago
Why sarcasm? If I was being attacked and remembered I would absolutely do that.
- lostlogin 8y ago
  And the next question, what would you say to ensure it was recorded, identifiable, sent to the right person and had the right phrasing to ensure it could be used in court?
  - XorNot 8y ago
    Well in that situation I'm dead, and have had a brief moment of lucidity to try and ensure my killer goes down after the fact. It's the same reason you should try and bite the person attacking you and scratch the hell out of them.
  - adrianN 8y ago
    "Alexa, call the police"? Would that work?
    - rococode 8y ago
      Well now I want to try this with my Echo, but I'm too afraid it'll actually call the police and I won't know how to stop it haha
      - dsl 8y ago
        If you stay on the line and calmly tell the operator it was an accident or test call, it is absolutely fine. I used to do telcom work for a machine shop. Part of my job was doing two 911 test calls every week (with and without an extra 9 for an outside line).
  - jeremyjh 8y ago
    "Alexa, John Smith is murdering me.". Now, on my cell phone in the Alexa app, this text is present, regardless of anything else. Amazon also has this data. They absolutely have every command/request sent to them, even if the request was not understood/processed.
hkai 8y ago
No, but calls to Alexa could at least establish certain timeframes when someone was doing something or was present at home.

ISL 8y ago

Alexa, call the police! #### is here, and he's trying to hurt me! Seems like a pretty good use for a voice-activated service. "Alexa, lock the doors!" also sounds useful in this context.

coss 8y ago
not if you are trying to escape :X
mtgx 8y ago
Attacker: Alexa unlock the door for me.
- superflyguy 8y ago
  The way a thief can unlock your phone, you mean?
- pbhjpbhj 8y ago
  Does Alexa need Star Trek-style command codes. "Alexa, unlock the door, command override Janeway alpha-two-phi."
- ams6110 8y ago
  I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that.

Dylan16807 8y ago

Why sarcasm? If I was being attacked and remembered I would absolutely do that.

lostlogin 8y ago
And the next question, what would you say to ensure it was recorded, identifiable, sent to the right person and had the right phrasing to ensure it could be used in court?
- XorNot 8y ago
  Well in that situation I'm dead, and have had a brief moment of lucidity to try and ensure my killer goes down after the fact. It's the same reason you should try and bite the person attacking you and scratch the hell out of them.
- adrianN 8y ago
  "Alexa, call the police"? Would that work?
  - rococode 8y ago
    Well now I want to try this with my Echo, but I'm too afraid it'll actually call the police and I won't know how to stop it haha
    - dsl 8y ago
      If you stay on the line and calmly tell the operator it was an accident or test call, it is absolutely fine. I used to do telcom work for a machine shop. Part of my job was doing two 911 test calls every week (with and without an extra 9 for an outside line).
- jeremyjh 8y ago
  "Alexa, John Smith is murdering me.". Now, on my cell phone in the Alexa app, this text is present, regardless of anything else. Amazon also has this data. They absolutely have every command/request sent to them, even if the request was not understood/processed.

hkai 8y ago

No, but calls to Alexa could at least establish certain timeframes when someone was doing something or was present at home.