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Re:Amazon Takes Fresh Stab at $16B Housekeeping Industry by AndrewKemendo on Monday April 02, 2018 @08:39AM (#16733988)
Helpful?

I mean honestly, the whole point of computing is to do things we as humans can't do with data to make our lives easier. Now that it's actually doing those things, people think it's creepy and scary.

If a computing system knows you are pregnant before you do then maybe it can help you take steps (like taking pre-natal vitamins, abstaining from heavy drinking/smoking, starting a savings account etc...) weeks before you would have normally. How is that dystopian?

Re:Amazon Takes Fresh Stab at $16B Housekeeping Industry by kaybe on Monday April 02, 2018 @09:38AM (#16734331)
I can't help but think about how it would give you more time to consider carrying to term vs abortion, since there is a hard time limit and earlier is better in terms of stress on the body and ethics.

This would make it a target for anti-choice groups as well as internal company ethics, however, so it's a complicated issue.

Re:Amazon Takes Fresh Stab at $16B Housekeeping Industry by sulam on Monday April 02, 2018 @08:48AM (#16734032)
If they just sent you a notification that you’re maybe pregnant I would agree. Instead it starts with advertising.