Amazon Ring's Controversial Surveillance Practices Under Jamie Siminoff's Leadership
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Ring founder Jamie Siminoff returns to lead the surveillance doorbell company, reintroducing controversial features allowing police access to user footage and live-streaming from home security devices.
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· 1 pulledRing is rolling back many of the reforms it’s made in t
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices. Not only is the company reintroducing new versions of
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