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Kinda. The problem is your threat model, no? If you think of US law enforcement as adversary, using Amazon products is a very bad idea.

• jolux 4y ago
  If US law enforcement is your adversary you’re already fucked. All US companies are subject to subpoena.
  • b112 4y ago
    Asking for data, and getting it without warrant, is golden. This is legal for the FBI. An illegal wiretap is not.
  • kolanos 4y ago
    A subpoena needs to be signed off by a judge. And there is an appeals process.
• nixgeek 4y ago
  I mean there are countless documented situations where U.S. law enforcement has dramatically overreached or misstepped, and personally, I’d prefer people who have cameras and microphones in my home to require the U.S. judiciary to review some facts and agree to issue a warrant for any access. Amazon doesn’t meet this test and so this acquisition likely means we’ll be parting ways with iRobot equipment in our home. I guess you could say my threat model is not “the United States is my adversary”, and more that I appreciate some checks and balances being present on ‘local yokel’ police departments which are empirically not always doing the right thing (especially where oversight is low).