Stephen E. Arnold: Amazon Slave Bracelet, China Says US IT Wide Open?

Headline from Phi Beta Iota. Original headlines below. The Amazon Bracelet: Is It Like Those Shock Collars Thingies? Yes, in addition to basics like heart rate, skin temperature, activity, and sleep, this late entry to the market collects information its rivals do not—body photos and voice recordings. Despite that, it offers surprisingly little in the …

Worth a Look Now at Amazon: Complex Society -In the Middle of a Middle World

The decreasing capacity to govern complex social processes results in negative trends that breach system thresholds in all main social domains with extreme economic stratification of society. Independent studies steadily report that a strong majority of the world’s population, between 60% and 80%, already feels excluded and no longer represented by their governments. Socially complex …

Stephen E. Arnold: Amazon Policeware

Amazon Policeware: Despite Low Profile It Exists Navigate to the trustworthy Berkshire Hathaway Company Businesswire. Read “IPR Center, Amazon Launch ‘Operation Fulfilled Action’ to Stop Counterfeits.” Note that IPR means U.S. government’s National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center. Here’s a passage I found interesting: Read full post.

Stephen E. Arnold: Amazon Security Shortfalls

AWS Security Maturity Struggling with leaky S3 buckets? Discovering phishing campaigns launched from your AWS instance? Wrestling with multiple, often confusing, security options? Answer any of these questions with a “yes”, and you may want to check out this paper, “AWS Security Maturity Roadmap.” After reading the essay, you will probably consider seeking an expert …

Betty Boop: Amazon Censors Shelby Steele on Race

Amazon’s Attempt To Muzzle Shelby Steele Says Volumes About Race In America – Wirepoints Unfortunately, we have found that your film doesn’t meet Prime Video’s content quality expectations and is not eligible for publishing at this time. We will not be accepting resubmission of this title and this decision may not be appealed. FUCK AMAZON. …

Stephen E. Arnold: Amazon Drones – a True Cost Analytic Negative

Drones: In the Sky for Sure The US Federal Aviation Authority has decided the concept of drone deliveries is safe enough to grant Amazon Prime Air permission to fly beyond visual line of sight. But did the agency consider everything? Diginomica discusses some concerns in the article, “More Drones in the Sky in One Day …