One for US hosts with Ring cameras

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I remember reading about this a while back, but as it doesn’t affect us directly I forgot about it. Seems like the deadline for opting out is 8th June.

But the company’s plans have caused alarm among observers. Ashkan Soltani, a former chief technology officer of the US Federal Trade Commission, told the tech site Ars Technica: “In addition to capturing everyone’s shopping habits (from amazon.com) and their internet activity (as AWS is one of the most dominant web hosting services) … now they are also effectively becoming a global ISP with a flick of a switch, all without even having to lay a single foot of fiber”. The feature may also break the terms and conditions of users’ internet connections, which do not allow such resharing, warned Lydia Leong, an analyst at Gartner.

I would not willingly share my home internet connection with anyone. Our apartments are on a completely different network to ours. I think the above (highlighted) point is also valid.

JF

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Which is why if I find smart speakers in a place I rent, they get unplugged immediately.

The idea of turning everyone’s doorbells into a mesh network that can track what I buy and where I buy it is truly disturbing, though. I wouldn’t be surprised if Bezos himself thought about how he could gain entry into every home to track personal data when his folks first presented the Ring to him. He’s that evil.

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Mostly already being done: buyer loyalty cards, membership stores (Sams, Costco, Bjs), credit & debit card purchases, specialty credit cards, any internet based purchase, & more.

This just makes it easier to compile & evaluate the data.

If someone wants to compile data of how often I buy Red bag chicken and analyze my buying habits, it’s already possible

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Also alexa devices… The thing is you have to opt out as opposed to opt in . BS
I opted out, but I should not have had to. I doubt this is even legal, at least it should not be.

RR

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Thank you for sharing. We are “this close” to buying a camera solution.
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Ring was a top contender and is now OFF our List.

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I opted out in the Alexa app on my phone and on my laptop, too, and I doubt it’s legal AT ALL to just share a network because “Bezos said so.”

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