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Re:Police are requesting data from smart speakers by WalterBright on Monday October 05, 2020 @01:42PM (#24690039)
Dialing 911 on your phone will get the EMTs sent to your house if you say nothing.

Having the phone in your pocket works if you can move. Having the smart speaker works if you can speak. If you can do neither, hope somebody finds you soon.

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Re:Police are requesting data from smart speakers by mywittyname on Monday October 05, 2020 @07:11PM (#24693074)
Oh, I meant saying, "<Okay Google>|<Hey Siri>, it's an emergency" Which should work just as well on a phone as it would with a smart speaker.

But that last point is important, I always tell people before I'm about to do something dangerous: "if you hear a noise, please come and check on me."

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