The representative of Walmart, the world’s largest online retailer, announced Friday, about the beginning of testing a new delivery program in Silicon valley. Customers can now use smart home technology to remotely open the door to the courier and track delivery in real time with the help of home surveillance cameras.
Walmart executives say the new program will do the mundane grocery shopping even more convenient for customerswho used to order food online. In addition, the growing popularity of services like Uber and Airbnb show that many people are already used to get into cars and to put your house on the night of the strangers. Against this background, the courier who would bring order and load it in the refrigerator, does not seem so terrible.
But security experts and privacy stated that the new service Walmart is calling a number of questions from homeowners, insurance companies and other stakeholders. These ideas are always accompanied by unpredictable consequences.
The very presence of a stranger in the house can be creepy and obsessive, and a lot can happen in the shipping process that will complicate life for owners and couriers. For example, what happens if an employee of a delivery service accidentally (or on purpose) hurt something in the house, or the dog bites, or theft? Will cover such issues an insurance policy to homeowners, and how to react to this insurance company? Obviously, answers to these questions yet.
On the other hand, this service can suit the taste of urban residents who work late and have become accustomed to the fact that the maids, nanny and other hired workers come to their house in their absence.
As reported Walmart spokesman Ravi was Jariwala, Walmart partnership with technology company August Home and the delivery service Deliv is still in the early stages. He added that it was unclear how long it will take testing a new program or delivery as a service will evolve in the future.
