Police Will Use Amazon Alexa Recordings To Solve A Murder Mystery
Police in Florida have secured a search warrant for recordings from an Amazon Echo and Echo Dot as they feel these might contain crucial evidence to the occurrence of the murder. 32-year-old Sylvia Galva Crespo was found dead after a rather unusual accident with a spear through the chest the whereabouts of the spear in the apartment were inexplicable and unusual. Her husband Adam Crespa was the only suspect in this case and was charged with secon...Read More
Smart speakers are fun, yet creepy gadget to have in a home. However, in US, now Alexa is a witness to a murder crime scene.
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Police in Florida have secured a search warrant for recordings from an Amazon Echo and Echo Dot as they feel these might contain crucial evidence to the occurrence of the murder.
32-year-old Sylvia Galva Crespo was found dead after a rather unusual accident with a spear through the chest (the whereabouts of the spear in the apartment were inexplicable and unusual).
Her 43-year-old husband Adam Crespo was the only suspect in this case and was charged with second-degree murder.
The police feels that the smart speakers would have gotten triggered during the incident and would have captured recordings that could help to add more shape to the existing mystery.
As per a legal police document shared with publication Sun Sentinel, "It is believed that evidence of crimes, audio recordings capturing the attack on victim Silvia Crespo that occurred in the main bedroom ... may be found on the server maintained by or for Amazon."
The chances of the police getting lucky to get the recordings may seem bleak, as according to Amazon, Alexa only keeps recordings of conversations said after the catchphrase is said and not otherwise.
In a statement to Gizmodo, pertaining to the aforementioned case, Amazon spokesperson stated, "Amazon does not disclose customer information in response to government demands unless we're required to do so to comply with a legally valid and binding order. Amazon objects to overbroad or otherwise inappropriate demands as a matter of course."
But there also have been numerous incidents where these smart speakers have heard a lot more than they were supposed to.
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Recent reports revealed that Amazon employs thousands of full-time workers as well as contractors from around the world to listen to all the recorded conversations.
This is done to make Alexa smarter in recognising speech and making the responses more accurate. However, these contractors have also revealed that they've heard sensitive and personal information
