The “smart home” of the 21st century isn’t just supposed to be a monument to convenience, we’re told, but also to protection, a Tony Stark-like … For Owners of Amazon’s Ring Security Cameras, Strangers May Have Been Watching TooRead more
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Jeff Bezos Protests the Invasion of His Privacy, as Amazon Builds a Sprawling Surveillance State for Everyone Else
The National Enquirer has engaged in behavior so lowly and unscrupulous that it created a seemingly impossible storyline: the world’s richest billionaire and a notorious … Jeff Bezos Protests the Invasion of His Privacy, as Amazon Builds a Sprawling Surveillance State for Everyone ElseRead more
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Amazon’s Accent Recognition Technology Could Tell the Government Where You’re From
At the beginning of October, Amazon was quietly issued a patent that would allow its virtual assistant Alexa to decipher a user’s physical characteristics and … Amazon’s Accent Recognition Technology Could Tell the Government Where You’re FromRead more
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Jair Bolsonaro launches assault on Amazon rainforest protections
Hours after taking office, Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, has launched an assault on environmental and Amazon protections with an executive order transferring the regulation … Jair Bolsonaro launches assault on Amazon rainforest protectionsRead more
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Amazon Patents Facial Recognition for Suspicious Persons
Amazon’s patent, filed in May of 2018, will allow users to “flag” suspicious persons like someone breaking a neighbor’s window or a hostile co-worker. Aside … Amazon Patents Facial Recognition for Suspicious PersonsRead more
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NY & VA Giving Amazon $3 Billion in Corporate Welfare
Amazon and corporate welfare as New York and Virginia agree to give Amazon over $3 billion in tax breaks to build new office complexes in … NY & VA Giving Amazon $3 Billion in Corporate WelfareRead more
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Block $3 Billion Handout for Amazon & Use Money to Forgive Student Debt
Amazon and corporate welfare. Protesters are heading to the site of Amazon’s future office complex in Long Island City, New York, today to condemn the … Block $3 Billion Handout for Amazon & Use Money to Forgive Student DebtRead more
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Amazon HQ2 Will Cost Taxpayers at Least $4.6 Billion, More Than Twice What the Company Claimed
Amazon’s announcement this week that it will open its new headquarters in New York City and northern Virginia came with the mind-boggling revelation that the … Amazon HQ2 Will Cost Taxpayers at Least $4.6 Billion, More Than Twice What the Company ClaimedRead more
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Amazon, and America’s Real Divide
While America was fixated on the most tumultuous midterm election in modern history, Amazon reportedly decided that its much-vaunted “second headquarters” would be split between … Amazon, and America’s Real DivideRead more
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The last trees of the Amazon
A team of journalists from five Latin American countries investigated how groups of timber traffickers manage to steal and process timber from the Amazon. Illegally-sourced … The last trees of the AmazonRead more