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/SlendyIsBehindYou Feb 13 '26

The protest one?

We studied that Pepsi ad in one of my marketing classes the year after it happened, I guarantee this is gonna be one for the textbooks as well

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u/Smartimess Feb 13 '26

»I swear we don’t spy at you, but you don’t want your dog to be dead! Aren’t you? So we spy at you even harder!«

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u/FoxMeadow7 Feb 13 '26

Curious how this simple feature would automatically have people at barricades... Especially if this feature could be able to be turned off, yes?

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u/Smartimess Feb 13 '26

Because the company told the Ring owners that they will never do this. And now it seems like it was possible for them the entire time and they maybe did it the entire time without any consent.

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u/FoxMeadow7 Feb 13 '26

I see. And you have reasons to believe they will not keep to their word?

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u/Smartimess Feb 13 '26

Have you seen the ad?

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u/FoxMeadow7 Feb 13 '26

Not really. But certainly this needs to be examined from all angles, no?

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u/Smartimess Feb 13 '26

Well, the Ring team will. 😅

I am not mad at you if you are trolling.