Posted on 07/12/2021 5:33:59 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
The Federal Communications Commission waived its rules so Amazon can build radar sensors that the company says would be used to track people’s sleep.
The federal government’s exemption for Amazon paves the way for the tech giant to monitor users’ movements in the bedroom with extreme precision — all without users having to press a button.
The FCC accepted Amazon’s claim that the tech would be used to improve users’ health and wellness.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Not in my house. I know how many times I get up to pee. I don’t need google’s help
I will never have any smart device like a smart appliance or Alexa in my house.
Nothing creepy about this at all.
Not one little thing.
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It’s been a long time since there’s been any interesting bedroom movements in my house.
I believe this is in the same vein. This evening I was checking a bank account. There was a charge from Walmart that I did not recall.
Going to Walmart’s website, which I rarely use, I logged in and there were purchases that were not made online, but in the store.
Walmart must track this from the debit card used.
Jim, do you have any knowledge on this?
WTH?
This is also why I no longer wear a Fitbit or other electronic fitness device.
Smartphone is bad enough.
Yeah….just shoot your radar at my head.
The lawyers must have come up with this.
It appears from the article that this would be the development of a new device you would purchase specifically for this purpose.
Why anyone would want Amazon tracking them like this is beyond me.
Is this connected with having an Echo or something similar in the house?
The article is short on information.
Je ne comprend pas.
Couple this with the “Butthole Cam”
“The collected toilet data is stored in a cloud-based system for doctors to access later.”
https://www.cnet.com/news/this-toilet-uses-butt-recognition-while-analyzing-your-poo-for-diseases/
Big tech is pushing the pendulum really far. The swing back is not going to go well for them.
I refuse to have any monitoring devices in my home, which somewhat retards my tech ability, (so what).
But what I don’t understand is does the user/chump have to opt in? Can they (theoretically) opt out?
I’ve never been able to discern that from the articles I’ve read.
The 1950s: We shouldn’t talk on the phone, who knows who might be listening.
The 2010s plus: hey, espionage devise, when is the next Avengers showing at the cineplex?
Your smart refrigerator is watching you.
So I hear that Wal-greens in putting in special coolers. Instead of a glass door where you can look in for what you want they are putting in coolers with a digital screen on the entire front of the cooler. You have to find what you want on the touch screen. And on the screen they are running messages to get your covid shot. George Orwell and Aldous Huxley had no clue how bad it was going to be.
You may laugh but I send my smart phone to friends around the country with pre-paid FedEx box to send it back to me. Chew on that algorithm overlords. Google maps app goes bonkers with me.
Oh good grief! Now I can’t even sleep without being spied on?
"When we meeting up Harry,need to talk bud but can't say cause narcs could be listening?"
2020 phone conversation..... "Hey Alexa, what's a good meatloaf recipe while you spy on me"?
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