Amazon Locked Man Out of Smart Home Devices for a Week After False Racism Accusation

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[–]Dragonerne 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The word racist has more negative social consequences for a white person than the n-word ever had on blacks.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I've started calling black people racist whenever they are blatantly racist against whites. Same with extreme leftists who try to dismiss everyone as a bigot when they're some of the biggest bigots on the planet.

I swear, these people want to be victims SO BAD.

[–]Dragonerne 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's exactly right. I am torn about calling it reverse racism, because "racist" is associated with whites. Reverse racism is just as bad as racism, but people don't dismiss it as "blacks can't be racists" usually, but you may get some people saying reverse racism is the same as racism as a response, but that reinforces the idea that you're trying to present: that they're racists.

One thing to note is that they are crybullies. This term perfectly encapsulates their nature. It is even in their own "Rules for radicals" which states that you must blame your opponents for the actions you yourself are doing.
So when they want to be bigots and not tolerate you, they call you an intolerant bigot, because that is what they are.

[–]0_0 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It's insane to think it's ok for a company to take over someone's home even if he had actually said the most nasty racist shit you've ever heard.

[–]Entropick 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Freedom = gone

[–]Fordry 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Tbh, kinda feel like it's insane to fill your house with a bunch of smart devices, for this very reason.

[–]Dragonerne 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ban amazon

[–]twolanterns 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

what idiot needs things simple lightswitches worked fine for a century ?

might make for a very fine multi million dollar lawsuit

[–]Drewski[S] 9 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

archive.today mirror

[–]TitsAndWhiskey 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Thank you. God that story is insane.

[–]jet199 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not really. We've been predicting this for years.

[–]UncleWillard56 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"...delivery driver reported hearing a racial slur while dropping off a package."

So I no longer have a right to privacy in my own home? Thanks Amazon. Fuck that douchebag and fuck Amazon for catering to that nonsense.

[–]Alphix 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Gotta love the undertone of YOU ALREADY OWN NOTHING.

[–]Myocarditis-Man 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

People ask me "why" when I say I don't trust the cloud. This, this is why. And hackers. And governments. And rogue/corrupt employees. And when the company just doesn't feel like supporting or allowing me to use what I paid for anymore.

[–]WoodyWoodPecker 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Amazon spies on you as well using their AI software that controls the house. Say the n-word and you get locked outta your house.

[–]jet199 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

feel safe feel safe feel safe

[–]UbiquitousCultOfSelf 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Dat wokey stuff is no jokey. Wait, no that wasn't a smear against any race, it was just a Sandler impression. Let me back into my house. Wilma!
Bezos, Musk, Dorsey, Ohanian get my vote for being sent up along with all the neural-links in existence, into the next Space-X rocket. Any others, let's put all those forward thinkers in and hope it doesn't explode. wink

[–]hot_coffee_enema 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Crash and burn and rot at the bottom of the Bermuda Triangle

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    [–]Alphix 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

    Sounds good, but do you know that any mobile phone records you all the time? Smart TVs? Any IOT device with a microphone listens. And it all goes through AI.

    Are we worried yet?

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      [–]Alphix 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

      Sure, if you take advanced countermeasures, you can be relatively safe. The point stands however, that for Joe Average, he's under constant surveillance.

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        [–]Alphix 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        CONVENIENCE. That is the contract. Catering to people's laziness.

        [–]carn0ld03 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

        That smart homes spy on you is reason enough to not have one.

        [–]Alphix 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        Yeah but what about a smartphone? Smart TV? Tablet PC? Webcams? They all listen already and it all gets analyzed by AI.

        [–]SneakyBishop 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        Does he own what he purchased, or not? Apparently not.

        Another reason why I will never have one of these devices.

        [–]Ferretman 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        As a computer engineer I realized pretty quickly that I wasn't going to let machines like Alexa "control" my experience....

        No way when you've got "woke" companies in charge of things. Nope.

        [–]SMCAB 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        If the useful idiots could just understand slippery slope.

        Wait, then they wouldn't be useful idiots?

        To hell with it. Buy ammo.

        [–]bucetao6969 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        And people still wonder why those who work in tech don't have "smart homes"

        [–]StalwartJames 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        https://archive.is/IXofs

        [–]Anman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        I really hope this is true. I'd rub butter all over my face and pretend it was this article and dream of how I wish this happened to move stupid people installing shit like this into their lives.

        [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        It was an Amazon delivery driver wasn't it? How else could the driver have reported this guy to Amazon?

        [–]Evola 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        Time to invest in Bluetooth speakers I think. I hope Amazon likes duck tales.

        [–]HiddenFox 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

        I have trouble feeling bad for this guy... Even with a minimal understanding of tech its obvious these devices are a bad idea.

        I wonder how long it will be before these devices are monitoring your in home conversations to determine if you are worthy to use them.

        [–]Alphix 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        They already do, just like your phone does.

        [–]AriShekelsteinDDS 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        A very bad man who died very recently warned us about this sort of thing.

        [–]The_PenisMonster 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        Guess it's time to use more of these words. Fuck the ai and bullshit lack of free speech in our homes. Craziest thing I've heard. Maybe we should name our devices after these "racist" terms.