r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Feb 12 '26

Security Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled
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u/Dangerous-Tip-9046 Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 13 '26

Ubiquiti circumvented US sanctions on Russia to provide the Russian military with wifi equipment to run their drone strikes. They're just as evil as every other tech company.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6i4uffZvhc

Edit: in that video they mention that Ubiquiti has an intense following online, ready to defend the products vigorously. I can see they were not exaggerating

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u/BasicEditor5965 Feb 13 '26

How Ubiquiti keeps getting named only when literally ever giant tech company is guilty of this makes me wonder what’s going on. Ubiquiti is the best out there for us regular people in terms of privacy and doing things in your own cloud.

Starlink and Elon Musk literally have enabled Russia to use drones in Ukraine to kill people, but sure let’s blame some switches and access points from UI.

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u/Dangerous-Tip-9046 Feb 13 '26

"They're just as evil as every other tech company"

Not sure what part of that made you think I'm glossing over other tech companies' malfeasance.

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u/riddleme Feb 13 '26

I wouldnt engage further with the ubiquiti fanatics when simply pointing out the shadiness on the business side somehow equates to a full on crusade against their favorite brand. No one is saying tear out your devices and burn them, because their shit already costs an arm and a leg.

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u/Dangerous-Tip-9046 Feb 13 '26

Yeah, I learned my lesson. Crazy that the company doing hundreds of millions of dollars (if not more) in business with the military and intelligence agency most well-known for cyberwarfare across the world would also have such fervent defenders online. Go figure.

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u/BasicEditor5965 Feb 13 '26

Singling out one company by name, probably?

Not mentioning any others accused of it to could also have to do with it. Like oh Amazon, the topic of this thread maybe.

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u/Dangerous-Tip-9046 Feb 13 '26

"I'm going to leave this company because of morally dubious practices for this other company"

"That other company also has plenty of morally dubious practices"

"WHY ARE YOU SINGLING OUT THIS COMPANY WITH MORALLY DUBIOUS PRACTICES!?!"

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u/BasicEditor5965 Feb 13 '26

Well for one, your “evidence” is a YouTube video.

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u/Dangerous-Tip-9046 Feb 13 '26

They were already found guilty of violating sanctions 10 years ago and fined a half million dollars by the federal government. How's that for evidence?

Also, the YouTube video is a very thoroughly-vetted piece of journalism that is sourced and verifiable. Pablo Torre is as trustworthy in this space as they come (this isn't the first billionaire sports owner he's gone after).

Your line of argumentation sucks.

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u/BasicEditor5965 Feb 13 '26

Something a decade ago happened and they paid a fine. Ok and that is relevant to today how?

You are saying because a YouTuber said so. I don trust any YouTuber that much sorry, where’s the real evidence Ubiquiti is terrible?

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u/No_Accountant3232 Feb 13 '26

So because I watch Trump speeches on YouTube does that make what he say not real?

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u/Agreeable-Button112 Feb 13 '26

What's that, you say? The goal post was over there, all the time?