TREND. Data Protections for Home Devices. Warrant or no Warrant.

Alexa, the Amazon product, home guru records voices. 

Alexa also records suspected murderers, at least it did in Arkansas. 

What kind of protection is Amazon seeking for the Alexa recordings? 

• Until law enforcement creates a compelling enough case, no Alexa recordings
• Amazon wants prosecutors to “prove the data isn’t available anywhere else and that it’s sufficiently related to the subject of the investigation”

Next step: Legislative fixes

The Verge | Amazon says Alexa’s speech is protected by the First Amendment