Amazon's Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety, which would have let law enforcement agencies request footage from Ring doorbell users, after backlash
After weeks of mounting pressure and a questionable Super Bowl ad, the Amazon-owned company has walked back its plan to integrate with the controversial surveillance company.
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Discussion
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@jsrailton
John Scott-Railton
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BREAKING: Ring just cancelled their partnership with #Flock. Now, should you trust @ring now? No. After all they thought this was a good idea. But this shows that pressure works. Be the backlash against surveillance that you want to see in the world. Voice your disgust over [imag…
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@chrisnielsen
Chris Nielsen
on bluesky
Lesson here is don't piss the We Rate Dogs guy off
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@jsrailton
John Scott-Railton
on bluesky
2/ Ring just learned a lesson: Americans want more privacy, not less. — We're suspicious of big tech companies encroaching on our personal lives & prepared to show it. — Lawmakers take note: pushing back on mass surveillance = grassroots support. — By @jp2e.bsky.social …
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@noorlovelace
Noor
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“Boycotting doesn't do anything. Posting doesn't do anything.” Doomers suck. Apathetic people suck. SO MUCH has changed this year alone because folks have boycotted and been LOUD and we will continue to bc the alternative is (lemongrab voice) unnnnnaccceptableeeee! Still get…
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@ob1rebel
@ob1rebel
on bluesky
Keep up the pressure. It works. Greedy assholes only understand money. If they are going to lose more money than they will make, they reconsider.
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@paulusschoutsen.nl
Paulus Schoutsen
on bluesky
Public pressure works. If we, as consumers, are loud enough of were we draw the line, we can influence companies. Keep repeating: no to surveillance and tracking, yes to privacy and local control www.theverge.com/news/878447/ ...
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@ernie.tedium.co
Ernie Smith
on bluesky
This is a significant win for critics of Flock. That terrible Super Bowl ad really did a number on them. Heh. — www.theverge.com/news/878447/ ...
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@deflock-redmond
DeFlock Redmond
on bluesky
Some good news today! 🏆 — The backlash against these dystopian mass #surveillance tech companies will continue... don't let up!
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@reckless
Nilay Patel
on bluesky
Ring walks away from Flock. Statement is a doozy! www.theverge.com/news/878447/ ...
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@ellenenders
Ellen Enders
on bluesky
How much of this as a result of post Super Bowl ad backlash, WeRateDogs owner's rant, people discovering the ICE partnership...? All of them? Would Ring have stayed if nobody found out? Sure — blog.ring.com/about-ring/r... [embedded post]
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@SteveThompson@mastodon.social
Steve Thompson PhD
on mastodon
Obvious result of backlash for Super Bowl ads freaking people out on surveillance, but that's not the official reason they give here. — Ring and Flock Cancel Partnership — https://blog.ring.com/... #SuperBowl #surveillance #backlash #Amazon #Ring #Flock #press #news
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r/technology
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r/boulder
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Boulder has a lot of Ring Cameras. They just cancelled their relationship w/ FLOCK
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r/amazonemployees
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash - how long has it been Day 2?
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@serife
@serife
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This is because of the work activists put in, that led to press and pressure, and public outrage. None of what is happening is inevitable. None of it. This is a win. Don't stop stopping them. www.theverge.com/news/878447/ ...
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r/ThePeoplesPress
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
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@ike_saul
Isaac Saul
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This has gotta be one of the biggest self-owns in advertising history. You literally spend millions of dollars for a 30-second Super Bowl spot to tell everyone you're spying on them, immediately destroying your brand reputation and unpending your business model. [image]
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r/business
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash | Following mounting pressure and a questionable Super Bowl ad …
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@davidho
David Ho
on bluesky
Turns out public outrage matters.
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@stevefm20
@stevefm20
on bluesky
Good — Amazon has dropped plans to partner its Ring doorbell cameras with the police surveillance tech company Flock Safety — www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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r/50501
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Ring and Flock Cancel Partnership - Keep up the Boycott!
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r/Bellingham
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Ring ends Flock Partnership
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash