Arkansas Police Want To Force Amazon To Release Private Audio From Echo

‘Prosecutors in Arkansas are attempting to set a dangerous precedent by forcing Amazon to release audio gathered by the Echo device.
Since its June 2015 release, civil liberties activists have been concerned with the dangers associated with Amazon’s Echo device. The device responds to either “wake,” “Alexa,” or “Amazon,” and records audio automatically. Echo is also capable of voice interaction and providing weather, traffic and other real-time information.
The device is a part of the growing trend towards Smart devices and appliances, which are themselves a part of the move towards Smart Homes and a completely interconnected digital Smart Grid. This Smart Grid is sometimes known as “The Internet of Things,” meant to describe a future where all smart devices (computers, phones, Amazon’s Echo, smart washer and dryers) are constantly listening and watching.
These smart devices will be connected within your home, as well as to other users’ devices across the globe. This vision of a totally connected grid of digital devices is ripe for manipulation and surveillance by both the corporate entities who sell them and the governments that believe it is their right to access the public’s most private details.’
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