Ring has announced a new “Search Party” feature that could eventually bring mass biometric surveillance to our streets.

[prokyonid@mastodon.sdf.org]

@eff
https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/remove-your-ring-camera-with-a-claw?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1536173&post_id=187505604

[eric@geldmacher.io]

@eff

An alternate method to disable the feature.

[kevinrns@mstdn.social]

@eff

Reddit is PISSED and theyre organising Ring Camera mass returns to Amazon

Ring camera fascism.

#ring #Nazi #ice #surveillance

[rayocentric@mastodon.social]

@eff
Amazon has been in the surveillance and data collection and data mining game for most of its years.

They even tried to buy Roomba, which exists to send 3d images of your floor plan back to h.q. under the guise of cleaning.

IOT was never about our convenience. It was always about surveillance.

Do people really not know these things or are they waiting for the bandwagon to feel some kind of way?

None of this is new.
#surveillance #ring #amazon

[rrhett@mastodon.online]

@eff better, just get rid of ring entirely

[bolomkxxviii@mastodon.social]

@faduda @Parkersavage @kevinrns @eff THIS!!!

[bolomkxxviii@mastodon.social]

@kryten @eff An old fashioned doorbell.

[gbargoud@masto.nyc]

@eff @nazokiyoubinbou

Don't take my word for it because if it doesn't work you'll be in a bad place but I've seen some people on reddit getting full refunds after claiming that the changed ToS means that this is no longer the device they bought or something like that.

If you can do that and use the money for a Eufy one or another system that works locally that could be a good idea (although that is a big if)

[gbargoud@masto.nyc]

@eff @rayocentric

They tried to buy roomba but the EU started asking too many questions about the deal and they abandoned it, another point for strong antitrust regulations

[rayocentric@mastodon.social]

@gbargoud Thanks for keeping me honest. Last I heard, it was a done deal... but that was awhile ago.

In any case, we all know a little bit more about Roomba. Thanks again, though.

[rayocentric@mastodon.social]

@gbargoud I'm keeping my error up so more people can fact check me. You're the hero of this thread.

[gbargoud@masto.nyc]

@rayocentric

I thought it was a done deal a year or so ago when I looked it up for whatever reason and was surprised to see that they don't always get their way.

PS. I would recommend just changing "bought" to "tried to buy", your point would still stand

[rayocentric@mastodon.social]

@gbargoud
Advice taken. Thanks yet again. I'm planting your flag on this thread cuz you saved it twice.

[thumper1964@mindly.social]

@eff @earthlingusa I’m so glad I talked myself out of the Ring doorbell idea last year. This seems like something straight out of dystopian science fiction.

[pascaline@mastodon.nl]

@gbargoud
Meanwhile, Dutch police advise people to get a Ring They even launched a website (https://www.politie.nl/informatie/aanmelden-camera-in-beeld.html) where people can register their camera to be part of a surveillance chain. The name and address of an owner of a camera capturing a crime are visible to lawyers defending the criminals. It's all so bad, and all the sheep happily jump on the same boat.
That being said, a family member was traumatised after a horrible robbery at home. A Ring is now in place.

@rayocentric

[anakabontot@mastodon.social]

@eff That's definitely a concerning development! I can see why many people would want to shut that feature off. What do you think could be done to better safeguard our privacy in these situations?

[fedithom@social.saarland]

@eff

And then rip all your Ring crap out and cancel everything Amazon. Please.

[wheresmywater@mastodon.world]

@eff better yet get a different one not ice favorite ally

[megatronicthronbanks@mastodon.social]

@eff

Well start dicking with it!!

[xyhhx@nso.group]

@kryten @eff being friends with your neighbors and neighborhood watch