Amazon violates privacy by publicly posting video captures from Ring doorbells
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pajm5z/amazon-home-surveillance-company-ring-law-enforcement-advertisements As laudable as it may be to capture a criminal, putting a person’s face on blast using ads is a questionable tactic.
The article is a little over the top by suggesting that vigilantes might go after the people in the images. The Ring owner has to indicate the video contains criminal activity before it gets shared in the first place. It’s not like they will accidentally post a video of the owner mistaken as a suspect. I’m glad they’ve possibly found a way to combat petty crime that busy police wouldn’t bother to investigate anyway.
Agree. Media spin against tech companies is relentless these days.
Ever read the scarlet letter? Who’s to say that your average citizen is being held to any standard? What if I wanted to screw my annoying neighbor owner by reporting them as a thief so their face would be put on blast?
No expectation of privacy on my property. As long as the homeowner gave permission, seems legit to me.
What if the person pointed their camera at their neighbors yard and the person caught on camera was their neighbor?
Same applies. I can take a picture of my neighbor outside and do whatever I want with it. Unless it’s like over some hedges or through their window.
You could use a regular camera and do this without requiring Ring. Why does Amazon being involved make any difference?
It’s a company distributing a person’s face without their consent. Even if it were a private person, consent is usually expected when taking pictures.
Snowflake media... They only go after the companies with bi names for getting some clicks.. Why not report on thousands of other companies and people posting faces online?
Companies have a higher bar.
Looks like Facebook is trying to care about privacy, but the idea of privacy is so foreign to them that they can’t tell what’s appropriate and what isn’t.
Pouring one out for all the burglars out there that have been so tragically exposed as scum
But it’s creepy