Amazon’s Ring is the largest civilian surveillance network the US has ever seen | Lauren Bridges

One in 10 US police departments can now access videos from millions of privately owned home security cameras without a warrant

In a 2020 letter to management, Max Eliaser, an Amazon software engineer, said Ring is simply not compatible with a free society". We should take his claim seriously.

Ring video doorbells, Amazon's signature home security product, pose a serious threat to a free and democratic society. Not only is Ring's surveillance network spreading rapidly, it is extending the reach of law enforcement into private property and expanding the surveillance of everyday life. What's more, once Ring users agree to release video content to law enforcement, there is no way to revoke access and few limitations on how that content can be used, stored, and with whom it can be shared.