[Sophia 学习笔记-English] 012 Amazon

Amazon is being sued over its smart assistant's recordings of children.

Two US cases allege 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. 

▍语言点

sue /s(j)uː, su/: vi. 控告；提起诉讼

consent /kən'sent/: 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 /'vɒɪsprɪnt/: n. 声纹

· print 作为后缀

footprint: 足迹

fingerprint: 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