Friday, January 26, 2024

To Ring, or Not to Ring

You'll notice that the lede is buried.  Lefty Press, Lefty Lawyer.

Ring doorbell cameras have become common crime-fighting tools to help law enforcement in their investigations, but new limitations could prolong police progress....

...But now, without giving a reason why, Ring says starting next week (Jan. 31), public safety agencies like the police can no longer directly request video from users through its Neighbors app.

"A reason"?  There is one, but you have to go to the second-last graf to find it.  That's after the LeftyPress interviews a LeftyLawyer (whose specialty has nothing to do with privacy concerns.)

... Privacy watchdogs previously raised concerns about Ring's relationship with police departments across the country....

Oh.  Privacy?  

The Stasi didn't like privacy, nor did the KGB.  But our Lefty Press?

That should be obvious.

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