Take your pick on the phraseology, but one thing is clear: Amazon has an ever-growing home surveillance network and it is watching you.
Back in July, it was reported that Amazons home surveillance brand Ringhad partnered with more than 200 police departments across the country.
In a statement, Ring said that law enforcement requests must be tied to an active investigation, and though the owners consent is required, a warrant isnt necessary.
However, Ring promised that its customers would always have a choice in what information the company shares with law enforcement.
In an age whenour smart refrigerators can be hacked to spy on us, what could possibly go wrong with law enforcement having access to our Amazon Ring cameras and footage.?
Privacy experts have used such words as striking and disturbing to sum up concerns over Rings growing surveillance expansion in US cities.
Gizmodo mapped Rings massive home surveillance network by examining the traffic of the Neighbors app, which has millions of users.
In cities where police have partnered with Ring, officers have access to a special law enforcement portal on the app, and can then request access to a homeowners Ring footage.
So whats the privacy tradeoff in the United States of America where a citizen-driven network of surveillance cameras is controlled by Amazon, one of the most powerful corporations in the world known for abusing our data?
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