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Amazon May Begin Offering Homeowners Insurance — Here’s What It Means for Security, IoT

Amazon is contemplating selling homeowners insurance, a report says. If true, the company will rely on its lineup…

News June 25
Amazon Facial Recognition Municipal Surveillance
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Amazon Shareholders Demand End to Facial Recognition Sales

Jeff Bezos is drawing the ire of Amazon shareholders who are demanding the tech behemoth stop selling the…

News June 18
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Voice-Operated Alarm Systems Forecast to Be Growing at 7% Annual Clip

Voice assistants developed by Amazon, Google, Apple and others are disrupting the way consumers interact with connected home…

News June 13
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Why Innovation Is Key to Keeping Pace With Rise of Subscription Models

A new report by Imperial Capital’s Saliq Khan, based on a conversation with ADT’s vice president of emerging…

News May 29
Amazon Internet of Things Z-Wave Zigbee
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Amazon Awarded Patent to Send ZigBee IoT Signals Over Power Cable

The Amazon patent would make it possible to integrate WiFi cameras with ZigBee door locks by running home…

News May 29
Amazon Artificial Intelligence GDPR Nest
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Could GDPR Privacy Rules Hamper Smart Home AI?

The GDPR may cause serious problems for businesses, including higher AI costs, practical limitations and legal risks, industry…

News May 23
Amazon Facial Recognition
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Amazon Is Discreetly Selling Facial Recognition Technology

Amazon Rekognition is a deep learning-powered video analysis service that is being quietly marketed for government surveillance, among other…

News May 22
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Are Pro Security Companies on Amazon’s Shopping List?

Buying an alarm company such as Brink's or Vivint would give Amazon an army of techs to sell…

Insights May 21
Amazon Ring
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Ring Launches ‘Neighborhood Watch’ App as First Amazon-Backed Offering

Ring's Neighbors app is a way to crowdsource information from residents about suspicious activity.

News May 9
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