surveillance tech
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Website Calls For Investigation Of Ring, Gets Blocked By Facebook
A leading digital rights organisation reported on Tuesday that Facebook was actively blocking users from sharing a link to a web page critical of Amazon, describing its surveillance products, such as Ring doorbell cameras, as a threat to “privacy, civil liberties, and security.”
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Report: Amazon Is Marketing Face Recognition To U.S. Police Departments Partnered With Ring
Amazon is marketing its facial recognition software to Florida police departments that are currently partnered with its home surveillance company, Ring ” arrangements that allow police to request access to video footage captured by homeowners.
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Ring Gave Police Stats About Users Who Said ‘No’ To Law Enforcement Requests
Amazon’s home security company Ring tracked how its users responded to law enforcement requests for surveillance footage captured by Ring devices, and it provided overviews of that data to U.S. police departments upon request.
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Cops Are Giving Amazon’s Ring Real-Time Emergency Caller Data In The U.S.
Amazon-owned home security company Ring is pursuing contracts with police departments in the United States that would grant it direct access to real-time emergency dispatch data, Gizmodo has learned.