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Things like this are why tools like Ring doorbells or Alexa make me scared. Sure, nobody is normally paying attention to that data. But it's all just a subpoena
by jamestimmins 7y ago
Things like this are why tools like Ring doorbells or Alexa make me scared. Sure, nobody is normally paying attention to that data. But it's all just a subpoena/warrant away from being searched. If it's physically possible to look through a dataset, then there are legal pathways for the government to use that data.
- homonculus1 7y ago>legal pathways And barring that, they'll just suck it all up anyway in secret and claim immunity from oversight due to undefined national security reasons.
- beerandt 7y agoEspecially since Amazon seems eager to give police et al easy access. Up until now, the fact that most of this data even existed wasn't known to many government entities, let alone who to subpoena to get data. Ring seems hell bent not only on promoting universal awareness of such data, but monopolizing the means of access.