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boomer1953.bsky.social
@boomer1953.bsky.social

I had no idea. A ring camera is not for your private use? Because it's hooked up to the internet? I don't have a door cam (I have 2 guns), but this Senior Housing neighborhood has cameras all over. Creeps me out.

CL (says protect trans kids and adults)
@clc1905.bsky.social

I don't have one either so I can't speak from experience about how they work. Maybe this article will help shed some light on it. futurism.com/future-socie... I've read the book 1984 and have no desire to add to the number of eyes of Big Brother watching our every move.

futurism.comActivists Say Ring Cameras Are Being Used by ICEOnline activists are telling owners of Ring Doorbell cameras that it's time to get rid of their devices, which can be used by ICE.
Jason Kelley
@jason.exposed

I'm not the writer of the @eff.org article shown in this video, but I work with her at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Thank you for sharing our work! Here is a short thread of other resources we've put together to help you fight back against the surveillance state and protect your privacy.

eff.orgShe Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down.We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Lawmakers who support reproductive rights must recognize that abortion access and mass surveillance are incompatible. The systems built to track stolen ca...
Jason Kelley
@jason.exposed

EFF's Surveillance Self-Sefense guides help you protect your privacy when using digital devices. Learn basics like how encryption works, what settings on your phone do and don't do, and has guides for activists, protesters, journalists, LGBTQ youth. It's also in over a dozen languages. ssd.eff.org

Jason Kelley
@jason.exposed

EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance lets you find out what surveillance technologies are deployed by law enforcement in your community. This technology includes Ring partnerships, drones, body-worn cameras, automated license plate readers, facial recognition, and more. www.atlasofsurveillance.org/atlas

JauntyWunderKind
@jauntywunderkind.bsky.social

Another day I get to be very smug about being a @404media.co subscriber too, 🙌. Excellent research on Flock's warrantless handing over of reams of surveillance data! bsky.app/profile/404m...

404 Media@404media.co

ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows 🔗 www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...

404media.coICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data ShowsFlock's automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras are in more than 5,000 communities around the U.S. Local police are doing lookups in the nationwide system for ICE.
sheckydoskie.bsky.social
@sheckydoskie.bsky.social

Amazing how the Surveillance Industrial Complex that nobody talks about went from a million or two before 9-11 to billions of dollars. And they sold this to the general public under the guise of terrorism because of a few guys with box cutters.

Chat Clussman
@clussman.com

I wouldn't use Nextdoor either but for different reasons. They allow predators on the app and do not provide users with a way to block them. Sorry, they're your neighbors. The company does not care about the safety of their users.

R.A.Smith
@frawinoz.bsky.social

What service SHOULD we use? I only have an outside ring camera. Its strictly so I can see if the cat sitter showed up if Im away from home for some time.

Archmage's Apothecary ✨
@archapoth.bsky.social

I feel like the largest demographic of Ring users/potential users are Millennials who are so used to being used and abused by corporations, they can smell bullshit miles away. A large section of boomers don't even understand Ring, and this "aw dogs! Look over here!" feels very boomer Facebook coded

Always Think 1st so U R #WokeAF
@alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social

I've parented some very good escape artists and either they came back on their own or they wore a collar with a tag with my phone. Tags are cheap at any pet store, you can also get a custom collar with your phone/text number. Thanks for explaining what Ring and other "security" cams really are.

Jeff Milchen
@jmilchen.bsky.social

I slipped up in a rush, but someone else provided it: bsky.app/profile/mers...

merschrod (she/they)@merschrod.bsky.social

Alt text: Screen shot of "Customer Service Chat" with "amazon.com" at the bottom of the screen. key text: user: "I bought what I thought was a secure device. It is not. I refuse to let Amazon sell my footage so ICE can kidnap brown people in my community." agent: "I understand your concern. ...

GemmaGem
@tippytaff.bsky.social

So we're parked in the numbered space waiting for our online grocery order to come out Sat before Super Bowl. Really busy. We noticed a black four-door sedan just driving up and down the rows, then saw back windows rolled down with two cameras mounted outward on both sides. License plates?

LadyPup
@ladypup.bsky.social

I noticed a vehicle going down city streets same day & thought it was one of those Google map cars but the cameras on top were different. But now I'm also beginning to wonder if those Google map cars are assisting as well since they so eagerly want to help Trump (i.e. changing to Gulf of America).

axagal
@axagal.bsky.social

I worked as a vet tech for 16 years and can back this up. I saw countless pets reunited by their microchip. Plus, the staff loved knowing the pets name. The tail wags when they heard their name were the best!

Nayan Ramachandran
@thetrin.blacksky.app

the insidious part about this ad is that a lot of well meaning people will not realize what this technology actually does, and what it will be used for. Thanks for speaking out.

Marc Turnes
@turnesfurnace.bsky.social

I was just saying this elsewhere regarding the vile plans Palantir and folks have for not just America but the world. As a frequent viewer I want to say: Thanks for using your platform to reach out about what is going on and how it isn't OK. The vast, VAST majority of us don't want Big Brother.

tit4tat1.bsky.social
@tit4tat1.bsky.social

As you are reading this and rightfully shocked, disgusted - Stop a moment and check yourself - Are you disgusted enough not to use Amazon - knowing everything you buy from Amazon you can buy online NOT from Amazon. Lazy vs Patriot

Brad Moore
@bradleymoore.bsky.social

The very first thing I thought of when I saw this ad was the movie "Fahrenheit 451". The scene where the government used the government owned TV broadcast to ask all of the members of the community to get up, go outside of their house now, stand at their doorstep, and look for Montag. Chilling

Ky, fueled by rage and spite
@perfkylan.bsky.social

Thank you so much for speaking on this. The very concept of Ring bothers me more than I can put into words and this ad is absolutely weaponizing our empathy for animals to serve those who don't see our neighbors as people

Mike O
@mikeo331.bsky.social

I immediately thought the ad was created to put a palatable face on using Ring to help the government track down people they want to detain, arrest or deport. It's akin to the Nazis using fairy tales to soften their message of racist domination.

Geo
@geo63.bsky.social

We cannot trust law enforcement to act in good faith because they betray our trust on a daily basis. Ring cameras could be used as a tool for good but they are in the wrong hands.

Chris Riker
@chrisriker.bsky.social

You have to go to the source. CHARGE corporations for every BIT of data they derive from the data's owners. The ONLY people who can truly own your data is you. Force corporations to PAY US FOR DATA and see how fast these tech giants topple.

juststeller.bsky.social
@juststeller.bsky.social

thank you for posting this; it doesn’t get enough attention. women are relentlessly stalked using all of this surveillance — usually by law enforcement and their friends. it’s dangerous. people should be aware.

Frances Badger
@teatime4frances.bsky.social

Be sure to read the updates linked to at the top of the article, including that the same sheriff who felt this was an appropriate use of power was later indicted for se×ual harassment in an unrelated case. Because of course that's who he is.

Redshift ❌👑
@redshift42.bsky.social

I find it mildly reassuring that all the people in the room with me when that ad played independently reacted with "ewwww!" and not "awww!," even though most were not aware of Ring's other surveillance connections.

Julia Kitvaria Sarene 📚🐉⚔️☠️
@kitvaria.bsky.social

Our boy is chipped, has name tags on his collar and his harness (each of them 😅) and a tracker on the harness he mostly uses. Makes him safe, and means the husband knows when to order pizza when we walk home from work 😉 Thank you for being awesome and honest like this!

Tony Lovell
@dulcettone.bsky.social

It's a thorny issue, and I trust your mistrust of the story being offered. It is great when home cameras can help solve crimes. But warrants or consent should be part of this path of discovery.