Police seek access to Amazon echo data for Ark. murder case

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Amazon has denied Bentonville authorities access to a murder suspect's Amazon Echo data. According to KFSM, James Andrew Bates, 31, is accused of murdering Victor Parris Collins, 47, in a hot tub back in 2015. Apple fights order to help FBI unlock San Bernardino attacker's iPhone NY judge: US cannot make Apple provide iPhone data Apple fights order to help FBI unlock San Bernardino attacker's iPhone Apple fights order to help FBI unlock San Bernardino attacker's iPhone The Amazon Echo is a personal assistant that collects voice data to help solve the user's problems. Police asked the retailer for access to the information the Echo collected to see if the device picked up any other audio from the night of the murder, The Information reported. Amazon did not turn over the information stored on the device, but they gave authorities Bates' account details and purchases, Engadget reported.