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Comment by pdkl95

A warrant is required only as long as "voice assistant" technology "is not in general public use"[1]. Kyllo v United States created a bright-line[3] test that removes the warrant requirement to see "details of a private home that would previously have been unknowable without physical intrusion"[2] when use of the technology is normalized.

Note that this removes the warrant requirement in general, even if you personally don't own an Alexa/etc. The test is if the public expects audio in the home might be recorded and sent to a 3rd party. If the answer is "yes", then the police can use their own hardware to do the recording.

[1] http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/533/27.html

[2] Ibid.

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright-line_rule

parent pdkl95 8 years ago

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