Amazon shut off a man’s smart home devices for a week after a delivery driver falsely accused the customer of hurling a racist slur via a doorbell intercom, the tech giant confirmed Thursday.


Seems like a good reason to get a doorbell that you can control yourself.

  • 0x@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    1 year ago

    Running HomeAssistant I’m probably a bit biased on the IoT front, but definitely agree that that traffic should not be leaving the premises unless it’s over a VPN to your own devices. I’ll give Nabu Casa a pass here as it’s essentially the same thing.