This is the recording Arkansas police are looking forward to hearing if they are able to retrieve the Amazon apathetic android alibi.
Alexa is a newer form of technology that allows users to simply say "Alexa." And ask it a question. Alexa waits for her name to be said, be recording audio, and then when she hears her name, syncs your question to the cloud to find the answer.
However, in a nearly 1-year old case about a possible coworker-coworker murder (we've all been there), police say the suspects Alexa could be a prime witness. However, Amazon does not wish to release customer information so easily. Even after the police received a warrant, Amazon gave no Prime reasons of why they should disclose their customer info.
So here's what's interesting, this is an interesting case of business vs law, but business has the social high ground of protecting their customers while the police have the moral high ground of avenging their victims. Amazon is almost enemy to the court. No amicus curiae to be found here.
Without the testimony of Alexa, the suspect may get off scot free. Similar problems has arisen in several situations before with Apple with the ability of accessing information becoming deliberately hard to retrieve being a key issue. This may result in serious privacy/information attainment laws to be made with the world of social media and technology at a rise.
At the end of the day, I know for sure that Siri wouldn't snitch. Maybe Alexa won't either?
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