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    Amazon's Newest Service Would Let Couriers Unlock Front Doors, Monitored By Cameras

    "Amazon Key," which requires a smart lock and Amazon's new "Cloud Cam" security camera, would allow Amazon deliveries to be placed inside. Eventually, service providers could use it to come indoors.
    by Camila Domonoske Oct 25, 2017 2 minutes
    Amazon's new "Cloud Cam" security camera costs about $140. In some cities, users who buy the camera and a compatible smart lock can give Amazon delivery drivers access to their front doors.

    For years, Amazon has been testing the limits of online deliveries — expanding the number of things you can order at the click of a button (sometimes literally), pushing shipments to arrive faster, toying with delivery by drones.

    Now the company is pushing at a new boundary — the

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