You know that clip of Steve Carell from The Office where he’s shouting “No, God! No, God, please no! No! No! Nooooooooo!” That’s how I feel about Amazon’s announcement that it’s adding a new service to Alexa for landlords. It’s called Alexa for Residential that, according to Amazon, “makes it...

The surveillance + landlord thing is triggering me

  • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Amazon claims in its press release that it’s taken the steps necessary to protect the privacy of residents. There’s just one issue that Amazon doesn’t address in its announcement: the Drop In feature on Amazon Echo devices.

    Drop In allows one Echo user to connect to another Echo user’s device, as long as that user has granted them permission. They don’t even need to be in the same household. As long as both devices are connected to the internet, Drop In functions like a Zoom call. With this feature enabled, you will be able to hear anything within the range of the device, see anything on the other side, in the case of an Echo Show, and also transmit your voice or video feed to the other device.

    "All the mass surveillance concerns of regular Alexa, but now your landlord can take part in the fun, too!"

    • Young_Lando [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Lmfao the dehumanization continues. Imagine turning Alexa into a bailiff collecting rents for Duke Bezos' fuedal vassals