Are Your Devices Spying On You? The Case Of The Patient Witness

Police request Echo recordings for homicide investigation - CNET. The newest gadgets in our houses and offices are patient witnesses. After we say the Wake Word or Phrase, such as "OK Google" or "Alexa", the devices start recording any sound they hear. Then, they send the sound to the cloud for processing. You can delete the sound from your local computer or phone or tablet; but, what happens to the sounds kept on the servers in the cloud? Be careful what you say at home or at the office. They might be spying on you. Just another mine of data available for legal discovery. Of course, no self respecting murderer would say anything incriminating, would he? Duh.