Amazon accuses customer of racism & shuts down their smart home
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This is something that needs to be addressed with legislation. Not just to protect people from a company’s bullshit decision but also to guard against them going out of business or phasing out existing tech (in favor of pushing someone to a newer product). If turning off service risks bricking someone’s home then there should be something compelling them to switch it to some kind of local “dumb” mode. A lot of the bells and whistles might be turned off, but there would be a basic level of usability.
You know that won’t happen, though, right..??
This is Amazon, the company most supposedly “democratic” governments the world over seem content to allow to get away with literally anything, lol…
They’re not the only player in this space. Google owns Nest, for example. Oh …
The only way that will happen is if minorities start getting these smart homes and losing access to them (thereby motivating the Left to action) or someone straight up dies because one was turned off.