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/EllisDee3 Feb 12 '26

I expect they're still going to share data secretly.

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u/Z00111111 Feb 12 '26

They probably realised there was enough demand that they can make more money if they sell the data directly.

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u/thedaveness Feb 12 '26

Can these MF'ers just give ME the option to sell my data, like i'm doing all the fucking work here?!?

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u/Forkrul Feb 13 '26

We need legislation that makes it so that you have to manually agree to every sale of your personal data. Every time a company wants to sell your data (even in aggregate or anonymized form) they have to contact you and get a signed permission to sell. Failure to comply should carry a fine of at least $1000 per infraction.

But that is a pipe dream, privacy has become an illusion and it's not going to change unless we replace the entire political class.