Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

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• Soulphite@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I believe it when me shit turn purple n smells like rainbow sherbert.

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  • WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Shenanigans

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    • Lawnman23@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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• Novis@lemdro.id ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  A new company will pop up to replace Flock. Amazon will gladly work with them next, assuming Flock doesn’t go under. Do not be fooled, Jeff Bozo is an evil man

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  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You know Jeff ain’t calling the shots / isn’t ceo of Amazon since 2021 right?

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    • Seaguy05@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      He’s still the largest shareholder at about 10% tho. There’s some sway with that and I’m sure some indirect control but I totally agree. Fuck Andy jassi AND Uncle Jeff

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    • Novis@lemdro.id ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m well aware he’s not CEO but… come on. He set up the company, the dynamics, etc. Amazon is still all about doing everything they can to break up unions, he still gets most of his wealth from Amazon, Amazon will still give up Ring camera data to police departments, etc etc. COME ON.

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• ItWasTheDNS@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  So a partnership with a new third party that also happens to be partnered with Flock?

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  • chillpanzee@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Probably. Ring is pretty plain in saying that they cancelled it because it took "more time and resources than anticipated. " Not because it was the wrong idea. And yeah, it’s a carefully coded message that they want consumers to read as “We heard you, we listened, and we won’t do shitty things like that again.” But in reality, it says the opposite. It says they stopped because it costs too much, but they remain committed to the idea. No doubt some of the additional resources were dealing with the flap around the Superbowl ad and the public douchebaggery of the Flock CEO.

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• JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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• Semester3383@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The fact that the cancelled in the face of public pressure means nothing; they can always resume the partnership once the pressure subsides.

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• myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They will start their own alternative.

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• EndOfLine@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Surveillance is a form of oppression and should be resisted at every opportunity.

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• chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Don’t worry. They are still partnered with that taser and body armor making company I can’t remember that name of. Flok will probably just pull from them which pulls from Ring, so they’ll get the data somehow.

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• MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  For now.

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