Tag: Ring
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Google Nest or Amazon Ring? Just reject these corporations' surveillance and a dystopic future
Written by Evan Greer on NBC News Think.
“Fight for the Future is joining other consumer privacy and civil liberties experts and issuing an official product warning encouraging people to not buy Amazon Ring cameras because of the clear threat that they pose to all of our privacy, safety, and security.
For too long, we’ve been sold a false choice between privacy and security. It’s more clear every day that more surveillance does not mean more safety, especially for the most vulnerable. Talk to your family and friends and encourage them to do their research before putting any private company’s surveillance devices on your door or in your home. In the end, companies like Amazon and Google don’t care about keeping our communities safe; they care about making money.”
Tagged with: Ring, Google Nest, corporate surveillance.
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The Doorbell Company That’s Selling Fear
Written by Joshua Benton on The Atlantic.
“News organizations have multiple and sometimes conflicting incentives that might affect how they present the local police blotter. A company that sells security-optimized doorbells has only one incentive: emphasizing that the world is a scary place, and you need to buy our products to protect you.”
Read ‘The Doorbell Company That’s Selling Fear’ on the The Atlantic site.
Tagged with: Ring, crime, surveillance.