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Amazon's Astro takes surveillance capitalism to the next level

The device is capable of capturing precisely the personal information
that is most powerful for retailers: everything that happens in your
home.

        Elgan Media, Inc.
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Well, they did it. Amazon announced a home robot, as rumored.

Amazon's Astro is priced at $999.99 for the invitation-only
promotion, which you can request. The actual retail price will be
$1449.99.

The Astro is described by some as essentially an Amazon Echo Show
smart display on wheels. But that description fails to capture what a
radical product this i...

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