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Ring Says It Helps Cops Fight Crime But The Data Shows It's No Better At This Than Any Other Security Camera

Ring Says It Helps Cops Fight Crime But The Data Shows It's No Better At This Than Any Other Security Camera

4 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200219/13451443948/ring-says-it-helps-cops-fight-crime-data-shows-no-better-this-than-any-other-security-camera.shtml

The number of law enforcement agencies Ring partners with continues to grow -- up to nearly 900 by the latest count. Ring pitches its devices to homeowners as a better way to keep their homes secure. And maybe it is. But the pitches it makes to law enforcement agencies are something else.

Ring drives this particularly questionable engagement by insinuating people who've received free or cheap cameras will become part of a surveillance network overseen by cops, who will be able to solve tons of crimes and receive tons of footage from compliant recipients without a warrant.