Posted on 09/04/2020 11:09:36 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Amazon has rolled out a whole-building version of its Alexa AI voice assistant for landlords, billing ‘Alexa for Residential’ as extending smart-home functionality to renters – tenants’ consent apparently not required.
The e-commerce giant announced Alexa for Residential on Thursday, describing it as a feature “that makes having an Alexa-enabled home accessible for anyone, regardless of whether they rent or own their home.” Tenants can link up their own Amazon account, but if they don't have one, no problem – they'll be placed on the building's system.
Landlords, Amazon explains, will have the option to provide “custom voice experiences for their residents,” which could easily translate to charging a higher rent for the ability to submit maintenance requests, reserve amenities like laundry or gym time, pay their rent, and so on using the AI device.
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Forcing people to accept their home being bugged is wrong.
Have not bought from Amazon in ten years. There are plenty of other ways to buy on-line that does not fund someone who wants me enslaved. And I object that I am on the hook to subsidize their shipping.
Rarely -— very rarely. I try to avoid it as much as possible.
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