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Amazon’s Halo Device Will Tell You If You’re Condescending, Opinionated, or Fat
The Organic Prepper ^ | 12-14-20 | Robert Wheeler

Posted on 12/14/2020 4:31:09 PM PST by dynachrome

There’s nothing angelic about Amazon’s new wearable technology.

Halo, Amazon’s new AI health bracelet, offers body composition analysis, tone of voice analysis, sleep & activity tracking. Presumably, this new tech is another convenient application to bring awareness to users of such things as too much body fat or if their tone is a bit too abrasive or “condescending.”

While some individuals may benefit from both of these nudges, a recent review of Halo by the Washington Post (the unabashed purveyor of the loss of civil liberties) forcibly admits that Halo is the “most invasive tech we’ve ever tested.”

Authors Geoffrey Fowler and Heather Kelly wrote:

Hope our tone is clear here: We don’t need this kind of criticism from a computer. The Halo collects the most intimate information we’ve seen from a consumer health gadget – and makes the absolute least use of it. This wearable is much better at helping Amazon gather data than at helping you get healthy and happy.

Incidentally, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.

(Excerpt) Read more at theorganicprepper.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Society
KEYWORDS: amazon; halo; larrylucidope; tracking
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1 posted on 12/14/2020 4:31:09 PM PST by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

I do not need them to tell me if I’m condescending, opinionated, or fat.


2 posted on 12/14/2020 4:35:18 PM PST by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Workers)
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To: dynachrome

Hey, man, it’s just my opinion, and you’re probably too stupid to really understand this, but I’m pretty fat.


3 posted on 12/14/2020 4:41:55 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: dynachrome; md1986; Steve1999; rustyweiss74
Does it tell you if you're a spambot blog pimp? Because I, um, know some people...


4 posted on 12/14/2020 4:42:16 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Reno89519

” i do not need them to tell me if I’m condescending, opinionated, or fat”

Me either....I’m married


5 posted on 12/14/2020 4:42:41 PM PST by V_TWIN (Where's Hunter???)
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To: dynachrome

Does it run its analysis through filters based on politics and “intersectionality” before offering it?

Because I bet there’s a built-in bias against straight, white, conservative males to take their egos down a peg.


6 posted on 12/14/2020 4:43:25 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: dynachrome

#4 isn’t directed at you, OP.


7 posted on 12/14/2020 4:43:33 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: dynachrome

Unless you’re fat or opinionated!


8 posted on 12/14/2020 4:44:13 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: dynachrome

Yeah, but that’s only Joy Behar’s Halo.


9 posted on 12/14/2020 4:45:32 PM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: Larry Lucido

“#4 isn’t directed at you, OP.’

I hoped not, haha


10 posted on 12/14/2020 4:45:36 PM PST by dynachrome (People who get what they want are often surprised when they also get what they deserve. ~ james wood)
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To: Reno89519

I’m all three, also.


11 posted on 12/14/2020 4:46:25 PM PST by dynachrome (People who get what they want are often surprised when they also get what they deserve. ~ james wood)
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To: dynachrome

Who would buy such a product?


12 posted on 12/14/2020 4:49:02 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BradyLS
I think you have to chant the magic words: "I love biden. Black lies matter. I can't breathe."
13 posted on 12/14/2020 4:55:40 PM PST by dynachrome (People who get what they want are often surprised when they also get what they deserve. ~ james wood)
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To: dynachrome

I’m all of the above. I don’t need your device.


14 posted on 12/14/2020 4:55:47 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Democrats are the slumlords of American politics )
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To: dynachrome

Who would be stupid or insecure enough to offer this device houseroom?


15 posted on 12/14/2020 4:55:48 PM PST by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance. Nemo me impune lacessit!)
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Amazon’s Halo Device Will Tell You If You’re Condescending, Opinionated, or Fat






16 posted on 12/14/2020 4:56:45 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! Click ETL...)
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To: JayGalt

I want the one that tells me I am a real stud and my joystick is at least 12 inches.


17 posted on 12/14/2020 4:59:00 PM PST by dynachrome (People who get what they want are often surprised when they also get what they deserve. ~ james wood)
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To: dynachrome

Give one to Oprah and Whoopie to test, see if it works.


18 posted on 12/14/2020 5:02:23 PM PST by GreatRoad ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act' )
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To: BenLurkin

Democrats, frightened sheep, unpopular RINOs.


19 posted on 12/14/2020 5:05:24 PM PST by lee martell
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To: dynachrome

I don’t need no stinking device to analyze me. I know I’m fat, opinionated, and condescending already.


20 posted on 12/14/2020 5:07:05 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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