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Amazon’s surveillance doorbell marketers help cops get warrantless access to video footage from peoples’ homes

Every time I write about the unfolding scandal of Amazon's secret partnerships with hundreds of US police departments who get free merch and access to Ring surveillance doorbell footage in exchange for acting as a guerrilla marketing street-team for Ring, I get an affronted email from Amazon PR, implying that I got it ...

Amazon’s secret deals with local cops give them access to realtime 911 data for use in scary alerts sent to Ring owners

Mining the results of public records requests relating to Amazon's secret deals with local law enforcement to promote its Ring surveillance doorbells (more than 200 agencies!) continue to bear fruit.

Yesterday, it was the news that these deals gave Amazon PR a veto over public statements about the program, and banned cops from ...

Cop says Amazon told him they had “partnered” with 200 US police forces to sell and tap into Ring surveillance doorbells

Last week, Motherboard reported on a public record request that revealed that Amazon had struck confidential deals with local police forces to get them to promote the company's Internet of Things "Ring" doorbells, and the accompanying "Neighbors" app that produces a kind of private surveillance mesh overlooking nearby public spaces -- under the terms ...

It Is Easy To Be Happy

09.25.2009 · Posted in Home and Garden Articles

Surround yourself with love To put yourself in a loving environment is extremely important as this will affect our emotions. We can accomplish this in plenty of ways. If you can find a way to love something, you can simply put yourself into it, like taking care of stray cats. You will soon find your ...

7 Practical Ideas for Loving Your Neighbor

04.20.2009 · Posted in Family Articles

Even the best-intentioned people tend to shy away when a neighbor or friend is having troubles. It may be because we just dont know what to do. When someone you care about is facing illness, job loss, fire, or death in the family, these seven tips may help. ...