Flock cameras work by scanning the license plates and other identifying information about cars they see.
The use of a “private” middle man is to circumvent the 4th amendment
https://legalclarity.org/are-automatic-license-plate-readers-legal/
Might be time to ditch technology.
Oh, Ring was untrustworthy since forever…
So how do you opt out?
And if you can’t, what are the alternatives?
Don’t buy a ring camera, and if you own one, it’s e waste now.
Bad news, every s*** hole suburb in america’s packed with these things and the golden retriever ass white people living there probably aren’t going to be aware of this or care.
Say whatever you like about us white people, but leave golden retrievers out of this, please.
Agreed. If I ever do put up cameras, they are going to be stored locally
Has all the same features, without the subscription or cloud account
Seconded!
Perhaps relevant for some: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2945470/ring-lets-police-ask-for-security-videos-heres-how-to-opt-out.html
Does this go for Amazon’s BLINK cameras, too? They recently bricked their app unless you installed a mandatory update.
