Amazon wants to monitor you in your sleep, for your benefit
Live MintAmazon.com Inc. has won U.S. permission to use radar to monitor consumers’ sleep habits. The Federal Communications Commission on Friday granted Amazon.com Inc. approval to use a radar sensor to sense motion and “enable contactless sleep tracing functionalities.” Amazon on June 22 asked the FCC, which regulates airwave uses, for permission to market a device that uses radar. Read Also: Amazon to add Universal Pictures’ films to Prime Video streaming service The capability, according to Amazon, could help people with “with mobility, speech, or tactile impairments,”and it could monitor sleep with a high degree of precision. “The use of Radar Sensors in sleep tracking could improve awareness and management of sleep hygiene, which in turn could produce significant health benefits for many Americans,” Amazon said in its filing. The FCC earlier granted similar permission to Google for radar to enable touchless control of Pixel smartphones, the agency said in its letter approving Amazon’s request.
History of this topic
Column: Amazon wants to use radar so Alexa can watch as you sleep
LA Times
Amazon working on non-wearable device to track users in their sleep
India TodayDiscover Related
){kind=tracking}
)
)
