Category: Amazon

Plans for an app for Amazon workers show the censorship of certain keywords in an aim to prevent any communication between workers emphasizing the creation of unions and other topics which would not be beneficial from the perspective of the company. source: https://theintercept.com/2022/04/04/amazon-union-living-wage-restrooms-chat-app/ archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2022/04/04/amazon-worker-chat-app-censors-certain-words-archived-source/

Amazon plans to monitor the computer systems used by it’s employees extensively, stating the necessity for computer security. In reality the goal is to monitor the employees even more as much as possible. source: https://www.inputmag.com/tech/amazon-will-monitor-workers-keystrokes-to-combat-data-theft-privacy-spying-surveillance archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2021/08/13/amazon-will-monitor-workers-keystrokes-to-combat-data-theft-archived-source/

Amazon planned a change to their series of home devices which will share their respective internet connectivity. This change is done without the consent of the many users of these devices and shows the company does not care about their end users privacy or consent. source: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/amazon-devices-will-soon-automatically-share-your-internet-with-neighbors/ archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2021/05/29/amazon-devices-automatically-share-internet-with-neighbors-archived-source/