re: Have a Ring camera? You're helping expand a dystopian surveillance state.

If a certain demographic finds their way into my neighborhood will gladly give any video to LE

Wait till you find out pretty much everyone is wittingly or unwittingly part of the modern surveillance state. Anyone with a family member with an internet-capable device, anyone whose family member has taken a DNA ancestry test, anyone who drives on public roads.

It's here and not going anywhere. Just have to hope automated AI doesn't completely take over law enforcement.

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It appears to be default opt-in, and you must take action to opt-out.

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You know this is just for the community feed where law enforcement agencies request camera info related to investigations in the area? They aren't able to see anything without a warrant unless you choose to share it with them. The opt-out feature is to stop these requests from showing up in your community feed.

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That is only true as long as you think the government is not corrupt.

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Well, I can't get the meth heads and thugs to help me fight the government, but I can get the government to maybe prosecute the meth heads and thugs that might be found on my ring footage doing shenanigans.

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They aren't able to see anything without a warrant u

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Or employees just access the videos and share it like they have been caught doing before.

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people who had nothing to do but report what they see via ring.

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I see some of the dumbest things on ring, some Karen will post "there's a coyote walking down such and such street, anybody know what's going on?"

ETA: I never post on there but was tempted to post "wait a minute, let me go ask the coyote"

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I live in New Orleans so there really isn't a point to have them.

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I would like to know you r logic here. I'd think the crime ridden city would make it more of a reason to have one.

I’ve always thought in the back of my mind that certain stakeholders (politicians, judges, etc) are becoming more lenient about crime (unless you’re a white man) to help push the acceptance of a surveillance state. To your point, if petty and violent crime was actually punished appropriately, then it would appease the citizenry and subsequently further distrust of local, state and federal authorities poking into your life. Keep crime up, the citizenry will logically look to the authorities to support them, since vigilantism is considered a sin (unfortunately)

We are so far beyond this already. These types of surveillance adaptions are already part of technology most people use daily and are readily available with or without a warrant

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I’m in favor of a surveillance state. If you frickers would just BEHAVE we wouldn’t need it, though.

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"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". - Benjamin Franklin.

Be careful what you wish for with this nanny state bullshite.

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