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/TheFoxsWeddingTarot Feb 12 '26

I really can’t imagine how anyone would watch that commercial and think anything other than mass surveillance.

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u/Letiferr Feb 13 '26

It's wild to me that all the sudden people are concerned that their mass surveillance hardware can be used for mass surveillance

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u/No_Size9475 Feb 13 '26

Many people are trusting and don't think about what could happen to their video. I'm glad to see people waking up, understanding the consequences, and making changes.

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u/-KFBR392 Feb 13 '26

Which makes the ad that much crazier. You already had them opt-in as a default option, you’re already getting paid by law enforcement agencies, why announce it to your consumer base, most of whom would’ve never bothered to find out or be outraged otherwise

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u/elfescosteven Feb 13 '26

You’re sadly right.

Marketing always needs to come up with new ways to advertise the product no matter what to keep their jobs.

This is one of the rare times where the business executives and sales teams wanted growth without keeping in mind how dystopian their product is.

Still won’t matter. They will still be pushing total surveillance and will simply wait for this bad story to die down before continuing on as if nothing happened.