Amazon offering $2/month to let it stalk your phone

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/amazon-offering-a-whopping-2-month-to-let-it-stalk-your-phone/

by aryan14 • 4 years ago

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PaulHoule• 4 years ago

It's a bit shocking how little money it is.

bell-cot• 4 years ago

Speculation: Amazon knows that the uptake rate will vary inversely with the personal worth of the user. And personal data is worth vastly more when it's about Mr. Rich, not Mr. Poor.

cyanydeez• 4 years ago

They're assuming the phone company has vetted you.

One can get a phone with internet for fairly cheap.

Seems highly exploitable for interested anarchist

YetAnotherNick• 4 years ago

I don’t understand the purpose. Couldn’t they turn it on for all users? Do they need extra permission? Or they are just testing user’s behaviour on seeing this so they could plan more intrusive thing?

autoexec• 4 years ago

I think the reason the rate is so low is because they really don't want people thinking about how valuable the data they'd be giving up is.

That said, however much these companies offer in exchange for spying on you, it's always for the same reason: because they know they can take far more from you than they're paying.

Amazon offering $2/month to let it stalk your phone

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