1984: Amazon Ring In-Home Cam Drone Pushes Spying

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On 9/25/20, jim bell <jdb10987 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> The Washington Post: Amazon’s new security drone pushes the boundaries of
> surveillance, again.
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/24/amazon-ring-security-drone/

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/24/21453709/ring-always-home-cam-indoor-drone-security-camera-price-specs-features-amazon
https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/24/heres-everything-amazon-announced-at-its-latest-hardware-event/

Worth noting that this is a closed source remotely controlled
always on network connected cloud uploading datamining
data partner sharing agency giving... flying camera and microphone...
in your fucking home.
People have to be BatShit fucking insane and retarded to buy this thing.



Ring's latest home security camera is an autonomous drone, called the
Always Home Cam, that can fly around inside your home to give you a
perspective of any room you want when you're not home. "Once it's done
flying, the Always Home Cam returns to its dock to charge its
battery," reports The Verge. "It is expected to cost $249.99 when it
starts shipping next year." From the report: Jamie Siminoff, Ring's
founder and "chief inventor," says the idea behind the Always Home Cam
is to provide multiple viewpoints throughout the home without
requiring the use of multiple cameras. In an interview ahead of the
announcement, he said the company has spent the past two years on
focused development of the device, and that it is an "obvious product
that is very hard to build." Thanks to advancements in drone
technology, the company is able to make a product like this and have
it work as desired.
The Always Home Cam is fully autonomous, but owners can tell it what
path it can take and where it can go. When you first get the device,
you build a map of your home for it to follow, which allows you to ask
it for specific viewpoints such as the kitchen or bedroom. The drone
can be commanded to fly on demand or programmed to fly when a
disturbance is detected by a linked Ring Alarm system. The charging
dock blocks the camera's view, and the camera only records when it is
in flight. Ring says the drone makes an audible noise when flying so
it is obvious when footage is being recorded. Ring also rolled out new
hardware for the automotive market with three different devices
focused on car owners: Ring Car Alarm, Car Cam, and Car Connect.
The company also said they've added opt-in end-to-end video
encryption, as well as the option to completely disable the
"Neighbors" feed, which allows users to view local crime in real time
and discuss it with people nearby.