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- 1Mamdani accuses Amazon of dodging accountability over delivery drivers●Love seeing # Mamdani going after the bad guys: "#Amazon ultimately controls the working conditions and that the DSP arr
New York politician Zohran Mamdani is going after Amazon, arguing the company ultimately controls the working conditions of its delivery drivers and that its DSP arrangement is a construct to avoid legal accountability. 'Amazon keeps claiming we don't work for them, and yet Amazon dictates our starting time,' he says. Supporters are praising the pushback against the company's labor practices.
- 2Amazon delivery drivers' smart glasses could photograph homes and people●Amazon deliveries could soon come with a new catch: the delivery driver's smart glasses will be snapping photos of anyth
Amazon drivers may soon wear smart glasses that automatically take photos of their surroundings during deliveries, potentially capturing thousands of images in a single shift, including people, homes and private property. Bloomberg reports the technology is being tested as a delivery aid, but the scale of image collection is raising privacy concerns among customers and commentators.
- 3Amazon Drivers to Wear Camera Glasses for AI Mapping●Amazon Equips Drivers with Camera Glasses for AI Mapping Amid Privacy Worries
Amazon is reportedly equipping delivery drivers with camera glasses that use AI to map surroundings such as driveways and doorways, aiming to speed up deliveries. The move is drawing criticism from privacy advocates and drivers concerned about constant surveillance and how the collected footage will be stored or used. Debate is growing over workplace monitoring versus efficiency gains.
- 4Amazon smart glasses to map neighbourhoods via AI●"Amazon's smart glasses feed an AI that maps neighbourhoods, and the images can be obtained with a warrant. It wants 5,0
Amazon plans to have around 5,000 delivery drivers wearing AI-powered smart glasses by the end of the year. The devices capture footage of surroundings that feeds an artificial intelligence system mapping neighbourhoods, and the recorded images can be obtained by law enforcement with a warrant. Critics online are raising surveillance and privacy concerns, with some calling for a boycott of Amazon over the programme.