Amazon Reportedly Recommends Explosive-Producing Ingredients as 'Frequently Bought Together' Items for Chemicals
Description
Amazon was reported to have shown chemical combinations for producing explosives and incendiary devices as "frequently bought together" items via automated recommendation.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- amazon
Alleged Developers
- amazon
Harmed Parties
- amazon-users
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.2. Cyberattacks, weapon development or use, and mass harm
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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