They're always on. It's a major selling point used by Amazon for it's Echo personal assistant.Yeah, who could have seen that this would happen?
Bentonville Police Department said it's why they want the device, and it could help solve a murder that happened over a year ago.
The attorney for James Andrew Bates said it's an invasion of privacy.
Allen Bates, James father said, "I have a strong feeling about personal privacy. But I have a much stronger feeling about my sons innocence."
Back in November of 2015, police said they were called to James Bates' home. That's where they found 47-year-old, Victor Collins dead, drowned inside a hot tub.
Bentonville Police Department hope any audio recordings can help decipher just what went on in the house that winter night.
All of those electronic personal assistants are listening devices that the users have agreed to put in their homes and/or offices. It should be no surprise to anyone that various government agencies would want to access the data from those bugging devices.
UPDATE: Amazon is refusing to comply.
Just wondering if the "why worry, if you don't do anything wrong" crowd will respond on this one. Or, just maybe, we've finally found a bridge they might not want to step onto.
ReplyDeleteOn a related note, wondering how these comply with the rules regarding gathering data on children, under the age of 13?
can't wait to see how this turns out.
ReplyDeleteWill we go to cell phone voice command data next?