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Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Looks like Amazon is up to its old tricks again.</p><p>Ring reintroduces video sharing with police </p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/709836/ring-police-video-sharing-police-axon-partnership?ref=selfh.st" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/709836/ring-</span><span class="invisible">police-video-sharing-police-axon-partnership?ref=selfh.st</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Ring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ring</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cameras</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Børge Klit JohansenSavanneskoggerdue - Streptopelia capicola - Ring-necked Dove<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birding?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birding</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdingphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdingphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/herlevfotoklub?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#herlevfotoklub</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/herlev_fotoklub?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#herlev_fotoklub</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Savanneskoggerdue?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Savanneskoggerdue</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Streptopelia_capicola?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Streptopelia_capicola</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ring?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ring</a>-necked_Dove
Børge Klit Johansen<p>Savanneskoggerdue - Streptopelia capicola - Ring-necked Dove<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birdphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birdingphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdingphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/herlevfotoklub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>herlevfotoklub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/herlev_fotoklub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>herlev_fotoklub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Savanneskoggerdue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Savanneskoggerdue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Streptopelia_capicola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Streptopelia_capicola</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ring</span></a>-necked_Dove</p>

🚨 Ring users report unauthorized device logins and live camera views, sparking fears of a breach 🔓. Amazon and Ring blame a backend glitch, but many remain skeptical amid inconsistent device data and geolocations 🌍. Users urged to review authorized devices and enable 2FA for safety 🔐. More➡️ cyberinsider.com/ring-users-re #Ring #Amazon #CyberSecurity #DataPrivacy #SmartHome #newz

CyberInsider · Ring Users Report Unauthorized Access as Amazon Blames Backend GlitchRing, Amazon's home security subsidiary, is facing backlash after numerous users reported suspicious device logins on May 28, 2025.
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Ring reintroduces video sharing with police

‚Ring has once again started letting police request footage from users. Axon, a law enforcement technology company and maker of Taser, announced in April that it’s partnering with Ring to allow customers to share “relevant video with law enforcement to help solve crimes faster and safeguard neighborhoods,” as spotted earlier by Business Insider….‘

theverge.com/news/709836/ring-

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The Verge · Ring reintroduces video sharing with policeBy Emma Roth

Thinking about buying a Ring doorbell or any other hardware of this brand? Think again.

𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼-𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/amaz

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘅𝗼𝗻.

theverge.com/news/709836/ring-

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass SurveillanceRing founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices. Not only is the company reintroducing new versions of old features which would allow police to...
#privacy#eff#ring

"Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices. Not only is the company reintroducing new versions of old features which would allow police to request footage directly from Ring users, it is also introducing a new feature that would allow police to request live-stream access to people’s home security devices.

This is a bad, bad step for Ring and the broader public.

Ring is rolling back many of the reforms it’s made in the last few years by easing police access to footage from millions of homes in the United States. This is a grave threat to civil liberties in the United States. After all, police have used Ring footage to spy on protestors, and obtained footage without a warrant or consent of the user. It is easy to imagine that law enforcement officials will use their renewed access to Ring information to find people who have had abortions or track down people for immigration enforcement."

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/amaz

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass SurveillanceRing founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices. Not only is the company reintroducing new versions of old features which would allow police to...
#USA#Amazon#Ring

#Amazon #Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism & Mass #Surveillance

…surveillance #doorbell company, & with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices. Not only is Ring reintroducing new versions of old features which would allow police to req footage directly from Ring users, it is also introducing a new feature that would allow police to req live-stream access to people’s home #security devices
#privacy

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/amaz

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass SurveillanceRing founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices. Not only is the company reintroducing new versions of old features which would allow police to...