夏说英语新闻晨读 第644期:亚马逊涉嫌擅自收集用户信息

 

Amazon is being sued over its smart assistant's recordings¹ of children. Two US cases allege² the firm lacks consent to create voiceprints that could let it keep track of a youngster's use of Alexa-enabled devices and thus build up a "vast level of detail about the child's life". Amazon has said it only stores data once a device-owner has given it permission to do so.

sue: vi. 控告；提起诉讼

consent: n. 同意；一致（permission）

verbal/written consent: 口头/书面同意

He gave his verbal consent to have the interview taped.

他口头上同意把采访录下来。

voiceprint: n. 声纹

print 作为后缀

footprint: 足迹

fingerprint³: 指纹

keep track of: 注意到（pay attention to）

Nobody could keep track of all the winners.

没人会记得所有的这些赢家。

Sorry, I just lost all track of time.

不好意思，我忘了看时间了。

build up: 积累；逐渐增加（increase gradually）

1 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

2 allege   

vt.宣称，申述，主张，断言

参考例句：

• The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。
• Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。

3 fingerprint   

n.指纹；vt.取...的指纹

参考例句：

• The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.指纹专家应邀出庭作证。
• The court heard evidence from a fingerprint expert.法院听取了指纹专家的证词。