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An Amazon Echo
was cited in a warrant related to a November murder in Bentonville,
Arkansas. While other smart devices were identified, police have pinned
some specific hopes on the Echo for a simple reason: it never stops
listening.
The Echo is only activated after a user says its wake, or activation, word. But once triggered, it records snippets of things said that are then sent to an Amazon cloud. A speech-recognition network moves things along until a response is sent back to the device, where it obeys a user’s commands.
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A murder in Arkansas may change the way people behave around
smart devices. A warrant has been issued for an Amazon Echo, revealing
that Amazon may retain recordings on a server for law enforcement
investigations.
The Echo is only activated after a user says its wake, or activation, word. But once triggered, it records snippets of things said that are then sent to an Amazon cloud. A speech-recognition network moves things along until a response is sent back to the device, where it obeys a user’s commands.
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