TRICK OR TECH ?
T R I C K O R T E C H Amazon Key: A new service to deliver just inside your front door Amazon just introduced Amazon Key. With this new service, you can get your packages directly delivered just inside your front door. It relies on Amazon’s new Cloud Cam and a compatible smart lock from leading lock manufacturers Kwikset and Yale.On delivery day, a courier first scans the bar code which will send a request to Amazon’s cloud. The cloud then grants permission and turn on the Amazon Cloud Cam that will start recording. The courier gets a prompt on his smartphone to unlock the door so that he can drop off the package, and another one to re-lock the door. Meanwhile, the customer gets a notification that their package has arrived. Note that the courier is instructed to always knock on the door before requesting to unlock it.All this raises many questions. By far the most important one: will the benefits from this service be enough to get rid of privacy and security concer