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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday October 18 2017, @07:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the stick-your-purchases-in-your-boot-for-you? dept.

In the minds of mobile shoppers, where is the line between convenience and personal space/privacy? We now have two retailers — Walmart and Amazon, the giants of in-store and online shopping, respectively — separately testing programs to deliver purchases directly into your home or your car trunk when the shopper is nowhere near.

Both efforts rely on mobile devices connecting shoppers to the scene of the delivery, where customers can theoretically watch the delivery in real time. It isn't practical or likely, but that's the idea. Mobile is what justifies these attempts.

Does the trunk of your car really make for a more secure delivery, or is it multiplying insecurities?


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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday October 18 2017, @03:25PM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Wednesday October 18 2017, @03:25PM (#583976) Homepage Journal

    And, yes, I modded you Interesting. They were reasonable questions put forth in a civil manner and did not deserve to be shot down as Flamebait.

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