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Re:Amazon refuses to let police access US murder suspect’s E... by forgetsusername on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @08:26AM (#13270303)
>But look, "the innocent have nothing to hide" is an insidious and wrong idea

Very much agree, because there's a difference between being "innocent" and actually innocent. Only the former matters, it's subjective (jury/judge) and unknown to everyone but you, ex ante.

Sometimes the police are more invested in finding a criminal rather than the criminal.

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Re:Amazon refuses to let police access US murder suspect’s E... by zubspace on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @08:44AM (#13270371)
Usually a warrant will only last a short time and the issuer must name a specific thing they are looking for. In this case it's clear that they only need to provide the data for a specific person.

I also believe that Amazon could provide that data alone. So what makes them refuse?

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Re:Amazon refuses to let police access US murder suspect’s E... by jschwartzi on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @10:45AM (#13271182)
Because if they don't, I'll tell all my friends that Alexa is being used to monitor their speech for law enforcement, and to not say anything incriminating around one.
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