
Growing Unease Over Smart Doorbells and Private Surveillance
A new feature of Amazon's Ring doorbell has caused widespread concern, drawing attention to the increasing power and prevalence of private surveillance.
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A new feature of Amazon's Ring doorbell has caused widespread concern, drawing attention to the increasing power and prevalence of private surveillance.

Amazon's smart doorbell company, Ring, has terminated its partnership with a surveillance firm following public outcry over privacy concerns. The decision came after a Super Bowl advertisement drew renewed scrutiny to Ring's data practices.
Amazon's Ring has been hit with a lawsuit concerning its facial recognition feature, raising new privacy concerns for the doorbell maker. This is the latest in a series of privacy-related issues for the company.
Amazon's smart doorbell company Ring has terminated its partnership with a surveillance firm following public backlash and renewed scrutiny of its privacy practices, sparked by a Super Bowl advert.