Technology

You got me, but actually I mostly want the christian families and their children to be sad

upbeat music plays 🥰

400ish found out of 10 million is…incredibly pathetic, lol.

Most people you will meet outside are brain-dead.

Based on what I've seen, it is so so so much worse than you think.
I honestly don't think the majority of those who see this ad will even consider negative uses of this system.

And if you are thinking 'how can people be that stupid', I will remind you that college professors are having to change their curriculums because many of their students can't read.

So yes, it's the day after the super bowl and I am quite sure the Gestapo cameras are flying off the shelves in the Amazon fulfillment centers.

Yes.

Nextdoor is full of morons sharing their ring videos and then going, "Well my videos aren't being shared online to Amazon because I checked the 'privacy' settings."

Yup. I wouldn't put it past the average person to see this and be happy. It hits the feel goods and for people who aren't already attuned to digital privacy concerns they likely aren't going to extrapolate the end game.

Privacy has always been a slippery slope issue which makes it very difficult to explain to people without sounding like a conspiracy theorist. Only when it's too late and people are negatively impacted does it become obvious, and by then it's too late.

Another area that isn't getting enough attention is Amazon Sidewalk. They're actively building out a network so these devices can share information (albeit limited) with each other even if you deny them internet access. Again, the tech is cool, but the possibilities are concerning.

As a kid I used to love tech and I remember reading CES coverage with anticipation and wonder. When Google Glass was demo'd I thought it was the coolest thing. Now there's no way I'd voluntarily put AR glasses that weren't FOSS on my face.

Wait is flock seriously now partnered with ring?

It's ads like this that make people think it's really great, without ever considering the surveillance aspect. Probably some people who now want to get Ring cameras, just so they can help track down lost dogs. Instead, it will be used to hunt down escaping humans.

This isn’t new. These companies have been doing this for a long long time. They need to be stopped.

It’s real. I watched it with my mouth hanging open. I know the capability has been there for a while but openly advertising it as a good truly shocked me.

Reolink. The cameras record to a SD card and the app connects to the cameras over the local network. The app can connect to the cameras remotely through Reolink’s servers for convenience, but it’s not necessary to use their cloud services. I block mine from the internet in the firewall.

suggest a peep hole and a door knocker, don't over comolicate shit, and have a little faith in other people