A Boring Dystopia

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Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors (threadreaderapp.com)

submitted 1 year ago by DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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Guests report getting billed hundreds of dollars for smoking, based on the readings of an "algorithmic" smoke detector. The sensor manufacturer markets its product as a way for hotels to unlock new revenue streams.

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[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

if something is advertised as a hotel it damn well better have sound dampening between the rooms

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