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The title of the post is editorialized ("Walmart delivery drones selling photo surveillance service"), perhaps misleadingly. The actual article title is "Walma
by tablespoon 4y ago
The title of the post is editorialized ("Walmart delivery drones selling photo surveillance service"), perhaps misleadingly.
The actual article title is "Walmart expands its drone-delivery service to reach 4 million households" and this is the relevant section:
> Walmart will use the drones to make money in another way, too. It said it plans to offset the cost of deliveries by selling photographs taken by drones to municipalities and local business, such as construction or real estate companies. The revenue will be split with the drone operator.
I wouldn't call selling selling drone photos of houses for sale to real estate agents a "photo surveillance service."
- D13Fd 4y agoI would say it is downright misleading. It implies photos taken without permission that could be an invasion of privacy, when the article is clear that this is a separate service offered to customers who want photos taken of their site or property.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 4y agoIt doesn't say the surveillance footage would be only limited to people who wanted photos taken of their own property. The default is that they will sell it to whomever wants to buy it. So I think the title, though editorialized, holds up.