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Hi,
Amazon Ring doorbell cameras are small enough to be a stocking stuffer, but connect to the largest private surveillance network that feeds data over to 1,600 police departments. And oh yeah, sometimes they just catch on fire.1
The true terrifying cost of Amazon Ring’s surveillance network is never really shown to consumers and holiday shoppers. That’s why this year we’re joining with our allies at Fight for the Future to pressure product reviewers like CNET and Consumer Reports to rescind their recommendations for Amazon Ring.
Join us. Sign the petition: Tell product reviewers to rescind their recommendation for Amazon Ring!
Amazon Ring might seem like an innocent enough holiday gift, especially if you read product reviews, but that tiny camera fuels a tech mega-giant, and contributes to the over-policing of Black and brown communities across America.2
The fact that Amazon is able to prompt up a vast private surveillance network across the US is already horrifying. But Amazon goes even further by setting up partnerships with over 1,600 police departments. They’re giving video footage over to police without the consent of the people being recorded.
Before Amazon Ring, having a lost or stolen package was a nuisance. Annoying? Yes. Life or death? No. That’s not true anymore. Amazon tried to solve a petty problem by building an intrusive, racist surveillance network that gives racial profiling a high tech upgrade.
And let’s not forget that Amazon had to recall 350,000 Ring cameras after some randomly just caught on fire.
You won’t read about that in Amazon Ring product reviews this holiday season, and that’s a real problem.
As a consumer, you have a real voice on this issue. When you tell product reviewers to take back their Amazon Ring recommendation, they’ll listen.
Join us. Sign the petition: Tell product reviewers to rescind their recommendation for Amazon Ring!
Thanks for taking action,
Tihi and the team at Demand Progress
Sources:
1. Business Insider, “Amazon's Ring has recalled 350,000 smart doorbells in the US after some of them caught fire,” November 11, 2020.
2. EFF, “Amazon’s Ring Enables the Over-Policing Efforts of Some of America’s Deadliest Law Enforcement Agencies,” July 2, 2020.
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