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Aqara’s first wired doorbell works with Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video and costs $100.
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (169+ words) The Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 goes on sale today following its launch last November. Unlike the G350 Camera Hub camera, which also arrives today, it doesn't support Matter, but it does have dual-band Wi-Fi 6, PoE, 2K resolution, a 165-degree field of view, and…...
How to ditch Ring’s surveillance network
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (1809+ words) Ring's ties to law enforcement have many users rethinking smart doorbells. Here's how to secure your existing Ring cameras, along with our picks for security cameras that store footage locally or use end-to-end encryption. Recently, Ring ran a Super Bowl…...
A $10K+ bounty is waiting for anyone who can unplug Ring doorbells from Amazon’s cloud
3+ week, 5+ day ago (428+ words) With Ring facing fierce backlash over its Search Party feature, a new program is challenging developers to move Ring doorbell footage off of Amazon's cloud - and into users' own devices. The Fulu Foundation, the consumer advocacy group cofounded by YouTuber…...
After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions
3+ week, 6+ day ago (403+ words) Maps are not the problem. Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has been on an "explanation tour," as The New York Times puts it, following the fallout from its Super Bowl ad and the introduction of its Search Party feature. In an…...
Ring’s AI-powered Search Party won’t stop at finding lost dogs, leaked email shows
3+ week, 6+ day ago (390+ words) An internal email from Ring founder Jamie Siminoff reveals that Search Party for Dogs was only ever going to be a first step. A leaked internal email obtained by 404 Media shows that Ring has bigger plans for its AI-powered neighborhood…...
Ring’s Flock breakup doesn’t fix its real problem
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (842+ words) The company may have walked away from one controversial partner, but its Community Requests program still runs through a major DHS contractor: Axon. The most striking thing about Ring's statement that it had parted ways with Flock Safety is what…...
Let’s talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1942+ words) The security camera maker's Search Party feature, advertised during the Super Bowl, has sparked a surveillance backlash. Today, let's talk about the camera company Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state. You probably saw this ad during the Super Bowl…...
Ring’s adorable surveillance hellscape
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (147+ words) Also on The Vergecast: the Epstein files, ChatGPT ads, and Ferrari EVs. You can watch Ring's recent Super Bowl ad and see a cute story about dogs being reunited with their families. You can also watch the very same ad…...
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (615+ words) Following mounting pressure and a questionable Super Bowl ad, the Amazon-owned company walked back its plan to integrate with the controversial law-enforcement technology company. Following intense backlash to its partnership with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company that works with…...
Sen. Markey calls on Amazon to “discontinue” Ring monitoring features.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (229+ words) Ring's Super Bowl ad focused on how its cameras could be networked to find a missing dog, but for a lot of people, it highlighted the surveillance power hiding in those devices. Now Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has sent a…...