Theย hubris of Amazon โ and its effort to become the police state database rather than a platform for empowering the public with access to knowledgeย and products whose true costs can be known ( 2007 briefing to Amazon) โ have shocked me. I have been in global search mode for a year, Tencent in China is one company which could become a problem for Amazon. I visit China in March. Watch for a follow up to my interview/discussion with Stephen E Arnold on the OSINT, intelligence, and geo-political ramifications of Amazon’s alleged billion dollar bet in India.