Occasional reminder that Google and Amazon allow police...

Occasional reminder that Google and Amazon allow police to access your home cameras and doorbells without a warrant: https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/26/23279562/arlo-apple-wyze-eufy-google-ring-security-camera-foortage-warrant

Like 16 January at 20:39 | Open on toot.cafe

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Ericka Simone

@chartier YIIIIIIIIIKES

16 January at 20:56 | Open on mastodon.social

David Chartier

@ErickaSimone Amazon and Google also store everything you and anyone else says before and after requests to their personal assistants, do their best to identify each person, and hang onto it indefinitely.

Admittedly, I have seen one instance where these recordings were used to convict a husband of domestic abuse. So... maybe there's a discussion to be had around that.

But I personally won't have those products in my house.

16 January at 21:08 | Open on toot.cafe

Servelan

@chartier @ErickaSimone I think the problem with this and DNA being used to identify criminals is that the law doesn't lay out the proper use of these things. How do we know that DNA or the recordings are kept safe and our privacy protected otherwise?

16 January at 23:03 | Open on newsie.social

Ericka Simone

@servelan @chartier the problem is I didn’t asked to be stalked in my own home, honestly.

Glad I have none of this in my house.

16 January at 23:13 | Open on mastodon.social

DELETED

@chartier They never did and we've never had much law. All someone has to do is make a wild accusation and the white people go to work to destroy lives.

16 January at 23:18 | Open on mastodon.social

RS, Author, Novelist

@chartier
There is an opt-out option for Amazon, but it is opt-out.

Reminder: Check your Amazon app (e.g. Ring) now.

16 January at 23:35 | Open on eldritch.cafe

Annemarie Bridy

@chartier “Update July 27th, 4:28PM ET: Added statement from Google saying that the company has never sent Nest data to authorities in an emergency situation.”