The "lost pets recovery" angle is like a marketing campaign from a corporation in the Fallout universe. Its so fucking over-the-top that it reads like satire, except it isn't.
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... since founder Jamie Siminoff returned, the company has renewed its focus on using its products to prevent crime.
Siminoff said he came back because of the possibilities AI brings. With this technology, he believes neighborhood cameras could be used to virtually “zero out crime” within a year.
People are just now realizing that a mass network of always online cameras on most doors in your neighborhood is bad, actually?
Yep. First thing I thought was, "They're going to let ICE use this to track people down." Hell, they could already be doing that.
They've left the door open to law enforcement for years. This is not new.
This article is from 2019 http://archive.today/kYbQV
...and if you believe that police really had to ask, I've got a bridge to sell ya.
If the footage has left your premises and stored on someone else's machine (the cloud), it's now out of your control. It could be accessed by an employee, accidentally deleted/tampered, or handed over to a government entity without your knowledge. This applies to any brand of security cameras as well as file storage providers and even VPNs
When motivated enough, governments can and do seize servers from data centers. A lot of the time companies rent them, so these vendors can't even directly guarantee their physical safety
I'm so mad they've switched from their "protect the children" line for Boomers, to "protect the pets" for us Millennials.
Could be? Soon? People they're already doing it! Do people really not think so?
"If you don't support our surveillance program, then you hate lost dogs, you monster!"
Ring: We are capable of mass surveillance of the most detailed aspect of of your lives. : )
People: Umm, fuck that?
Ring:

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