“Amazon’s Halo fitness tracker not only measures your heart rate and exercise routines but also your moods;
it records your voice, analyzes your tone, and issues detailed reports of your emotional states throughout the day.” newrepublic.com/article/160748…
it records your voice, analyzes your tone, and issues detailed reports of your emotional states throughout the day.” newrepublic.com/article/160748…
“That first day a vexed emoji told me I was ‘stern’ or ‘discouraged’ for 16 percent of the day.
“You had one phrase that sounded restrained and sad’ for 1.6 seconds at 12:30 p.m. … But 8 percent of the day, including for 14.4 seconds at exactly 11:41:41 a.m., I was ‘satisfied.”
“You had one phrase that sounded restrained and sad’ for 1.6 seconds at 12:30 p.m. … But 8 percent of the day, including for 14.4 seconds at exactly 11:41:41 a.m., I was ‘satisfied.”
“Halo promises to deliver only narcissism and self-obsession.
The device doesn’t offer real insight into your inner states but reports on how you seem to other people.”
The device doesn’t offer real insight into your inner states but reports on how you seem to other people.”
“it opens the door for hungry marketers.
Surveillance is at the heart of the digital economy; it’s what makes, or promises to make, digital services superior.
The more we divulge, the more precisely, efficiently, and effectively these services help us.”
Surveillance is at the heart of the digital economy; it’s what makes, or promises to make, digital services superior.
The more we divulge, the more precisely, efficiently, and effectively these services help us.”
“How are they benefited by knowing you are sad for 1.6 seconds at 12:30 p.m.?
Marketers can take advantage of you in such moments and pitch products and services that you are susceptible to.”
Marketers can take advantage of you in such moments and pitch products and services that you are susceptible to.”
“it’s but a short step from identifying your vulnerabilities to creating them.
If Amazon determines you are depressed, for example, it may know exactly what movies you will indulge in, what snack foods you will load up on—what “retail therapy” soothes you at that moment.”
If Amazon determines you are depressed, for example, it may know exactly what movies you will indulge in, what snack foods you will load up on—what “retail therapy” soothes you at that moment.”
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