A New Service from Amazon

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According to Reuters, Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, announced the premier of Amazon Key – a lock and camera system that users control remotely to let delivery associates slip goods into their houses.

Questions:
1. What will be the cost?
2. How do you maintain privacy?
3. What is Wal-Mart testing that is a similar offering?
4. Would you buy-in to this service? Why or why not?

Source:
Dastin, J. (2017) Amazon to sell smart locks so it can slip packages into your home. Reuters, Oct. 25 (Retrievable online at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-key/amazon-to-sell-smart-locks-so-it-can-slip-packages-into-your-home-idUSKBN1CU1G2)