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Aren't you contradicting yourself? First, you say "I don't see how security cameras, or at least the video doorbells, are more dangerous than all of the other
by laughinghan 7y ago
Aren't you contradicting yourself?
First, you say "I don't see how security cameras, or at least the video doorbells, are more dangerous than all of the other things we've just already accepted, like constant tracking of our positions via smartphones and our online browsing habits."
Then, you say "Entirely valid complaints, regarding Alexa devices. Its unrelated to Ring, and especially doorbell cameras."
They're not unrelated, you explained the relationship yourself (that they're both "dangerous" examples of pervasive corporate surveillance), and the article quite explicitly argues that we SHOULDN'T "just accept" these "devices that constantly monitor, track and record us simply for our own convenience or a sense of safety".
- bart_spoon 7y agoHow am I contradicting myself? I'm saying that devices like Alexa that monitor our conversations, or constant tracking via smartphones, are way more invasive than a video doorbell. Equating the two, which seems to be very common recently, is irresponsible in my opinion. There is nothing contradictory in thinking that its dangerous to utilize devices which will monitor your private life practically 24x7, vs a video doorbell which solely views a public area, and doesn't invade anyone's privacy, nor collects sensitive data.