This issue has raised questions about the risks of smart home technology.
Source: Amazon Locks Man Out of His Smart Home After Baseless Racism Accusation
However, despite clearing the air with Amazon, Jackson’s account was still locked for an entire week.
I mean… what?! The craziest part of Orwell’s dire warnings about total surveillance and control by the State is that the whole thing was subcontracted to corporations for tax benefits to avoid the Constitutional ramifications. Not only that, but “we” are lining up in droves to pay for the equipment to enable this in order to, say, save 10% on things bought through the poster child of an “enshittified” corporation.
Following the messy ordeal, Jackson said he is “seriously considering discontinuing” his Amazon Echo devices.
On what planet would someone who went through this not immediately rip out any and all Amazon-connected devices from their home? Why would anyone continue to install it with just this one story as an example of what can happen when you give a faceless corporation control over your home? Not only have the “lizard people” been revealed by this situation, this guy — and we, collectively — are saying, “Well, maybe they’re not so bad.” I literally can’t even.