Ring has announced a new “Search Party” feature that could eventually bring mass biometric surveillance to our streets. It’s on by default. Shut it off.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/no-one-including-our-furry-friends-will-be-safer-rings-surveillance-nightmare-0
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@eff That's definitely a concerning development! I can see why many people would want to shut that feature off. What do you think could be done to better safeguard our privacy in these situations?
@eff better, just get rid of ring entirely
@eff
Amazon has been in the surveillance and data collection and data mining game for most of its years.
They even tried to buy Roomba, which exists to send 3d images of your floor plan back to h.q. under the guise of cleaning.
IOT was never about our convenience. It was always about surveillance.
Do people really not know these things or are they waiting for the bandwagon to feel some kind of way?
None of this is new.
#surveillance #ring #amazon
@eff are there any recommended alternatives to ring?
@eff oh boy the future is bright!
@eff How about … just not have one? You’re already into surveillance if you do.
@eff STOP USING RING ALTOGETHER, holy shit it's easy you guys.
@eff Thankfully I already disabled this "feature" (it's two parts. I see one for fires and one for pets.) I also enabled video encryption for whatever good that does. (Supposedly makes it harder for them to share? Yeah, I don't particularly trust it, but if that is what it takes...)
God I wish I could just get rid of the thing, but I have $1 in my wallet right now... (And yes, I need video.)
@eff Yep. As soon as I saw this ad this is immediately what I thought of. Anybody that's even remotely been paying attention knows exactly what this is for and where it's headed.
@eff covering my ring's camera with tape tape
@eff love the easy instructions to share w normies