Amazon Key: The Newest Service, Business Opportunities, and Privacy Concerns
Amazon has always been about delivery, how to improve and simplify it. With the latest feature update, the Amazon couriers can unlock your front doors while monitored by smart cameras. Your package will be waiting for you at your home. So, how do you feel about this latest Amazon’s delivery idea?
You didn’t want to open a window to Amazon – How about your front door?
We thought that Amazon is going to keep a low delivery profile after the revolutionary, but highly questionable drone delivery idea. Amazon has decided to push the boundaries a bit further – right at our doorsteps. So, how is Amazon Key supposed to work?
First thing first, you have to acquire a security Cloud Camera, including a fully compatible smart lock. Of course, Amazon will make sure you get all of these necessary tools for a couple of hundreds of dollars. You are supposed to be in the full control when and to whom you’re supposed to open your front door to a push of a button. The Amazon couriers will be able to open your door while you aren’t at home and leave a package for you inside. When you put it like this, it does sound like a great idea, doesn’t it?
Amazon has made sure it’s a win-win – for Amazon itself“
Let’s sum it up for a moment. In order to get the Amazon Key, you need to pay for the following: Amazon Prime membership, Amazon Cloud Cam, and a smart lock you can unlock remotely. So, if you want to play this Amazon delivery game, you have to pay for all these gadgets. The following Amazon movie you are very likely to watch will be a live video of your own delivery.
In case you have privacy concerns – discuss them with Alexa
It goes without saying that the new system will be fully compatible and integrated with Alexa. The trouble is that you will be paying a bit extra to use this service. We aren’t talking only about the money for membership and gadgets. You will have to pay with your privacy, as well. Yet, this is a completely new level of potential exploitation of your privacy information. Until now, your online movement was a thing you could hardly keep a secret. But right now, your everyday habits, such as when you leave your home or how often you travel can be exposed and used in ways you don’t anticipate or approve.
The possibilities are endless, but so as the potential vulnerabilities. Both our homes and devices are becoming smarter. At the same time, we are making it easy for hackers and thieves to reach and harm us like never before. According to Amazon, you will take advantage of this service and open your front door to your friends and all kinds of service providers when needed. First the delivery drones, now the Amazon Key. What’s next?
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