From a March 2, 2017 Popular Science article:

 

"An upcoming court case could determine the sanctity of what is said between a person and a bot in a home"

 

http://www.popsci.com/amazon-echo-privacy?cmpid=enews030317&spMailingID=28105715&spUserID=ODY3MTA2ODE5MDcS1&spJobID=1000430947&spReportId=MTAwMDQzMDk0NwS2

 

Then, this morning whilst I was reading my local newspaper, there appeared this twist to the story:

 

http://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/amazon-echo-hot-tub-murder-suspect-agrees-release-recordings-kathleen-zellner