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Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S. Surveillance State (greenwald.substack.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Just a decade after a global backlash was triggered by Snowden reporting on mass domestic surveillance, the state-corporate dragnet is stronger and more invasive than ever.

[–] sommerset 16 points 7 months ago (8 children)

That's why I only buy Chinese.
Even if they surveill they have no reason to hurt me

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[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 19 points 7 months ago

And you're absolutely certain they don't sell the data back to US brokers or even authorities directly?

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

That's a very short-sighted and unimaginative position.

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[–] sommerset 0 points 7 months ago

Lmao. Idgaf. I get 0 money from ring income. Maybe they should stop fing me first.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You could, idk, maybe not buy prepackaged surveillance camera that rely on someone else's computer to work.

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[–] sommerset -1 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

Well ya, obviously. And I do that. But for most people that's not an option. They just gonna get what they have available from Amazon and works via wifi

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

If I have to choose between buying into a US run surveillance state or buying into a Chinese run surveillance state, I choose to buy neither.

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