"Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence", according to the big old mighty wikipedia. It started as an e-commerce company though and chances are that most of you guys reading this post have probably used it multiple times. I know I have...
The tentacles of mister Jeff Bezos, and his above mentioned company, go way beyond e-commerce, and when I see artificial intelligence and all sort of data collection from customers, involving giant data bases as well, I think of another helping hand to the powerful clique trying to own and control the whole damn planet. Lets not be too over conspirators, as I sometimes am, and talk facts and how they link and contribute to such global domination and control manifested by a few rich and powerful, over us.
You might have heard already about Amazon's Go convenience stores... or not, but either way, you should know that in two of such stores, particularly located in Seattle, one can now pay for his/her groceries by simply waving their hand over some sort of scanner. I know, we have apple pay, Samsung pay, contact less credit cards, so what's harmful in paying with your palm?
Apparently nothing, but we'll get to the apparently part as well, and I'll share what would annoy me in using such tech. The process is pretty simple though, you register your data as a customer, including personal info, mobile number, a bank account, and some other customer data... and of course your palm, or both of them, and you're good to go. You can even "open the gates of the groceries heavens" by point your palm at the scanner.
The two stores in Seattle to first test the tech are just the first two bricks of the giant Amazon empire, that will be followed by many others in allowing people to use their biometrics more and more, ditching old payment systems, identification documents, and data bases. According to businessinsider such tech will be used to allow people enter stadiums and other type of events as well, and I have the feeling that palms associated with such virtual tickets will have to prove they are vaccined for Covid as well.
Bringing mister Orwell into equation, again and again, it is clear for me that humanity is fast approaching towards accomplishing George Orwell's prophecies and his portrayed Orwellian state. One where fundamental freedoms, privacy and individuality will be completely abolished. A reality where human beings will become mere numbers and nothing more, lead by maniacs and kept under control by AI and some mad future police, mixed with obedient human morons and smart robots.
"In 2019, Amazon patented tech that would identify people's hands by analyzing characteristics like wrinkles, veins, and even bones."
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I know, buying tomatoes and bread, and using your palm as a payment link between your bank account and a POS, or whatever tech they're using, won't make anyone a slave, yet, but nothing happens over night and no enslaving measure has been enforced in the same manner. Everything seems to be well thought and transformed into reality gradually, and portrayed as quite convenient for the user, so to make us appreciate and embrace these measures meant to enslave and control us.
Knowing that Amazon is not strange of AI, having giant data bases, getting heavily into biometrics, and seeing how e-commerce is transforming and becoming more and more used with each year it is clear that our personal data and privacy "is eaten alive" as we speak/virtually interact. Amazon is and for sure will not be the only one using biometrics on a large scale, hence we need to take into consideration that our personal and most intimate data is being collected, stored and probably accessed by Governments big time, thanks to commercial giants.
"Your palm data and payment information are not stored on the device and multiple layers of security controls protect your data at all times, including, but not limited to, encryption, data isolation, and dedicated secure zones with restricted access controls."
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Yeah right... so is your Facebook data, and so on... I don't know how much you pay attention to such types of news and how often you try to see the picture behind em, but I see for some years now, that many so called tech improvements disguised under user convenience are actually meant to serve a plan... The plan of mass surveillance and control and the total enslavement of human kind. It all has a cots after all, and "not carrying banknotes around anylonger" for any type of purchase has to have its price.
I might be wrong of course , but when an e-commerce company, or the damn facebook, knows that much details about me, my actions and even thoughts, relationships and so on, it is clear that I no longer have the privacy I used to, and it's clear that some governance power has for sure access to them as well. Otherwise that power wouldn't allow the use of biometrics and such payments to be available to us.
Thanks for attention,
Adrian
