Amazon Is Using Prime Day to Lock People into a Giant Surveillance Network

Amazon Is Using Prime Day to Lock People into a Giant Surveillance Network

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evy3yz/amazon-is-using-prime-day-to-lock-people-into-a-giant-surveillance-network

As a part of Prime Day, Amazon is offering a 30 percent discount on select Ring products, and a 39 percent discount on an eight-part set of Ring products.

Ring, which was acquired by Amazon in 2018, produces WiFi-powered home doorbell cameras, outdoor security cameras, and flood light cameras. Footage captured on these cameras can be posted on Neighbors, a free “neighborhood watch” app that lets people post about crime, safety, “suspicious” people, “strangers,” and lost pets.

Amazon Is Using Prime Day to Lock People into a Giant Surveillance Network

Jul 16, 2019, 11:44am UTC
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evy3yz/amazon-is-using-prime-day-to-lock-people-into-a-giant-surveillance-network > As a part of Prime Day, Amazon is offering a 30 percent discount on select Ring products, and a 39 percent discount on an eight-part set of Ring products. > Ring, which was acquired by Amazon in 2018, produces WiFi-powered home doorbell cameras, outdoor security cameras, and flood light cameras. Footage captured on these cameras can be posted on Neighbors, a free “neighborhood watch” app that lets people post about crime, safety, “suspicious” people, “strangers,” and lost pets.