Who might be able to solve a mystery?

Answer: Alexa

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“Alexa, did you hear a murder?” So far the Amazon virtual assistant is pleading the Fifth.

Amazon received a search warrant from the Bentonville, Ark., Police Department for data stored on the cloud from its Alexa Voice Service that may be useful in an upcoming homicide trial. But the tech giant has filed a motion claiming that the data recorded by an Amazon Echo device near the crime scene is protected by the First Amendment. The company’s objection to the subpoena comes in response to concerns that virtual home assistants like Alexa, such as Google Home or Apple’s Siri, may compromise users’ privacy in their own homes, which the motion calls “chilling." Amazon has charged that authorities must show a “compelling need” in order for the company to release the data in question.
 
Alexa may have recorded evidence regarding whether a former Georgia police officer was murdered or died of accidental drowning in a home in Bentonville in November 2015.
 
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