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Amazon Shuts Down Smart Home for a Week Over Racist Slur Claim
Newsweek ^ | 6/15/2023 | Newsweek

Posted on 06/16/2023 8:48:18 AM PDT by mikelets456

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1 posted on 06/16/2023 8:48:18 AM PDT by mikelets456
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So the Amazon products are speaking up on their own? And since they typically record or have recordings of what is captured, I’m sure they can verify, which is probably why they stored his account.


2 posted on 06/16/2023 8:50:30 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Donald Tantrum? No Thank You. We Can Do Better! I am a Veteran Supporting Veteran DeSantis.)
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I made a decision from the outset not to have that kind of stuff in my house, and that any devices that had it built in (e.g. garage door opener) would remain disabled or crippled if necessary (disconnecting/shielding antenna).

I never thought the threshold for bad behaviour on the part of the corporate actors would be so low.


3 posted on 06/16/2023 8:51:04 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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“said no one was home when the alleged slur was made and the incident”

So the implication is if someone was home and made a remark it would have been ok to have the electronic thought police shut down his home.


4 posted on 06/16/2023 8:53:03 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
It really is obvious that AI will take over -- there's no longer natural intelligence to put up a fight.

5 posted on 06/16/2023 8:54:15 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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To: mikelets456

At least a pit bull didn’t chew the drivers leg off.


6 posted on 06/16/2023 8:56:20 AM PDT by Bounced2X (Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
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and there it is- complete control over people’s behavior in regards to using products that rely on company oversight to run


7 posted on 06/16/2023 8:58:40 AM PDT by Bob434 (question )
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To: SunkenCiv

We can only hope to be red pilled before it’s too late.


8 posted on 06/16/2023 9:00:27 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: mikelets456

For racism now... In the future for shopping with or receiving goods from someone other than Amazon. And because they will be working with the government to control you and your home they will be allowed to do this all they like.


9 posted on 06/16/2023 9:01:10 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Lots of folks do exactly the same. And yet, do you have a Smart Phone?

Turning it completely off is the only way to safely avoid its recording your at home conversation.


10 posted on 06/16/2023 9:03:54 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd ( )
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racial slurs should only be used niggardly.


11 posted on 06/16/2023 9:05:04 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Responsibility2nd

This is true. You can have your phone on silent, sitting on the coffee table across the room from you, and can talk about wanting a new couch with a friend, and next thing you know, you’re shown ads for couches. Happened to me.


12 posted on 06/16/2023 9:09:32 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Bob434

Just a simple example of what the WEF is going to do to us. Anything connected to the internet is subject to Gov’t fascist abuse


13 posted on 06/16/2023 9:11:57 AM PDT by jpp113
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To: FamiliarFace

Place phone in microwave,close door


14 posted on 06/16/2023 9:13:14 AM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Reno89519

*** He claimed security camera footage revealed his doorbell had issued an automated response—”Excuse me, can I help you?”—as the driver was walking away while wearing headphones***

It wasn’t even a Ring doorbell, it was a Eufy. Plus the guy is a software engineer. I believe him, and I hope he sues Amazon. It’s the only way they’ll learn.


15 posted on 06/16/2023 9:15:18 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Keyhopper

LOL. That would be dangerous in my household.


16 posted on 06/16/2023 9:16:21 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: FamiliarFace

I’m ready to start using cash too. Went food shopping yesterday and among other things, bought a can of Bush baked beans and paid with debit. Today, I get a tweet from the Bush baked beans official twitter account in my “For you” twitter feed.


17 posted on 06/16/2023 9:16:22 AM PDT by Pollard ( >>> The Great Rest is already underway! <<<)
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To: Keyhopper

Don’t forget to turn the microwave on.


18 posted on 06/16/2023 9:16:38 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The road to tyranny is paved with compliance )
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To: mikelets456

A black guy btw

Course say the n word a lot

A fair number of folks do I think just quietly or in traffic


19 posted on 06/16/2023 9:17:37 AM PDT by wardaddy (Technology is not by default an improvement )
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To: Pollard

I hear you. It’s gotten downright scary.

My kids don’t understand why I am so stubborn about the technology. I know it’s here to stay. I know it has good things, but there’s also a lot of harm, too. There is no such thing as privacy anymore.


20 posted on 06/16/2023 9:20:31 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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