By Daniel Eran Dilger | Builder
Major U.S. home builder Lennar, along with other regional home builders, has partnered with Amazon to install multiple Echo microphones into new housing together with Alexa-controlled light switches, thermostats and even door locks that grant access to Amazon delivery workers–creating a wider threat of Facebook-style corporate surveillance and invasions of privacy.
Amazon’s push to get Alexa-devices installed in new home construction aims to “boost the number of people using Alexa-powered products, giving Amazon access to data on people’s living habits that Amazon can use to sell more goods and services,” noted a report by Aaron Tilley and Priya Anand for The Information.
