Amazon Ring

People hacked Ring cameras and used them to spy on children in their bedrooms. Do not, under any circumstances, put an Amazon surveillance drone in your house.

If 2020 wasn't already dystopian enough for you, Amazon just announced an indoor flying drone camera.

an internet connected drone camera for your home, owned by Amazon. this definitely won't be a privacy nightmare *at all* theverge.com/2020/9/24/2145…

"Could the cops fly this camera drone around my house? What if they had a court order? Is Amazon really going to say no?" "Could someone at Ring HQ fly this camera drone around my house?" "Could hackers fly this camera drone around my house?" theverge.com/tldr/2020/9/24…

amazon have released a domestic surveillance drone, ideal for landlords. i can't wait for the manufactured viral videos of "ring drone captures baby's first steps" any time "amazon hand over footage without question or warrant" gets mentioned

"Molly Snyder, an education blogger and mother of three in the suburbs outside Columbus, Ohio, said videos from Ring doorbells and other home cameras had become the biggest source of conversation and outrage in her neighborhood Facebook group."

Ring and Nest helped normalize American surveillance and turned us into a nation of voyeurs washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

MUST READ investigation into Ring from @cfarivar. Amazon makes wild claims about how these surveillance doorbells are reducing crime. But after interviewing dozens of police departments, NBC found little evidence to support that. nbcnews.com/news/all/cute-…

THREAD: The latest from yours truly: Cute videos, but little evidence: Police say Amazon Ring isn't much of a crime fighter nbcnews.com/news/all/cute-…

More government scrutiny of Ring doorbell. It comes on the heels of extensive reporting -- largely drawing on public records from law enforcement agencies across the country -- by @drewharwell, @carolineha_, @dellcam, @mariojoze and @meharris, among others.twitter.com/carolineha_/st…

Amazon’s Ring Fired Staff for Trying to Access Customer Data bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

AMAZON EMPLOYEES WERE WATCHING RING FOOTAGE FOR FUN futurism.com/the-byte/amazo…

Amazon: We fired four Ring employees for improperly accessing users' video data zdnet.com/article/amazon…