The tech community is urging Congress to steer clear of enacting a blanket ban on facial recognition technology, warning doing so could rid law enforcement of a crucial tool to keep communities safe. In a letter to lawmakers on Thursday, more than three dozen technology trade associations, companies, research organizations, and individuals said Congress should […]
Expert Warns Against Using Amazon Alexa to Make Donations to 2020 Candidates…
Want to see your favorite 2020 candidate on the next debate stage? Now you have the option of donating to their campaign through e-commerce giant Amazon’s Alexa-enabled devices — but experts caution your privacy could be at risk. Under a new feature called Alexa Political Contributions, starting on Thursday Amazon will let Americans donate to […]
Amazon Reportedly Changed Search Algorithm to Favor More Profitable Products…
After publishing a steady stream of scoops about Amazon’s anti-competitive tendencies, the Wall Street Journal on Monday dropped one of the biggest media bombshells to rock the e-commerce giant in recent memory: That Amazon has deliberately tweaked its product-search algorithm to more prominently feature products that are more profitable for Amazon, including its own in-house […]
Newspaper Owned by Richest Man in the World Lays Off Non-Union Workers…
Management at the Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, announced plans on Wednesday to scrap the Express, a free newspaper for local commuters. According to the newspaper’s union, the Washington Post Guild, many of the people losing their jobs are young, female employees. The union said that all Express employees were […]
Why Everything They Say About the Amazon, Including That It’s the ‘Lungs of the World,’ Is Wrong…
The increase in fires burning in Brazil set off a storm of international outrage last week. Celebrities, environmentalists, and political leaders blame Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, for destroying the world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon, which they say is the “lungs of the world.” Singers and actors including Madonna and Jaden Smith shared photos on social […]
Google Boss Eric Schmidt Watched a Drone Annihilate a Target LIVE and Defense Chief Mattis Was on the Verge of Swearing in Jeff Bezos Without a Security Clearance…
How Amazon and Silicon Valley Seduced the Pentagon…
On Aug. 8, 2017, Roma Laster, a Pentagon employee responsible for policing conflicts of interest, emailed an urgent warning to the chief of staff of then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis. Several department employees had arranged for Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, to be sworn into an influential Pentagon advisory board despite the fact that, […]
Ring Told People to Snitch on Their Neighbors in Exchange for Free Stuff…
Ring, Amazon’s home security company, has encouraged people to form their own “Digital Neighborhood Watch” groups that report crime in exchange for free or discounted Ring products, according to an internal company slide presentation obtained by Motherboard. The slide presentation—which is titled “Digital Neighborhood Watch” and was created in 2017, according to Ring—tells people that […]
Tiny-Home Craze Spreads to Amazon…
Tiny homes are popular with millennials since their standard of living has collapsed. All thanks to insurmountable student loans, no savings, and gig-economy jobs that don’t pay the bills. Wzhgroup, a Chinese builder of container homes, has recently become a merchant on Amazon where they can ship a tiny, expandable container home within 3 to […]
I Tried Hiding from Silicon Valley in a Pile of Privacy Gadgets by Joel Stein…
As the spy gear piles up on my desk, my 10-year-old son asks me what my mission is. “I’m hiding,” I whisper, pointing in the direction I think is north, which is something I should probably know as a spy. “From Silicon Valley.” It isn’t going to be easy. I use Google, Facebook, Amazon, Lyft, […]
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