malid and binding legal demand. why do you think amazon hasn't haoperated yet? i reporter: what's interesting about this, it doesn't have a hard drive, so police can't access the information on their own. they have to go to amazon. you know, if amazon just handed over that information, who's going to buy it? this was a big seller this year. and so, in this case, amazon, they're not saying they're not going to turn over any information, but right now, they're saying it's just too overbroad. >> quijano: so this wasn't the only device in the suspect's home. this was a-- quote, unquote-- a smart home. ol technology becomes more integrated with our lives, what is happening to our right to privacy? >> reporter: well, and in this case, the defendant may have more problems, not so much with the echo, but with his smart water meter. the prosecution is saying that he used an abnormal amount of water, early-morning hour, to clean up. he's saying the clock on his smart water meter was off, and he actually filled a hot tub the night before. so that's a real problem. >> quijano: the technology could, in fact, be wrong. >> reporter: it could be wrong, and it could be used against you