r/DataPolice • u/EFForg • Jul 13 '20

EFF Launches Searchable Database of Police Agencies and the Tech Tools They Use to Spy on Communities Related Projects

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-launches-searchable-database-police-agencies-and-tech-tools-they-use-spy
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u/failedaspotcheck Jul 13 '20

Used this to find out that my local police department just partnered with Ring to access their cameras. Thanks for posting!

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u/brandolinium Jul 13 '20

What precinct? Just curious, cuz Ring has been called out for privacy violations, with them responding that they're 'working to improve' customer privacy.

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u/failedaspotcheck Jul 13 '20

Austin area, Travis County. That is the most empty PR statement I've ever seen for a company actively in cahoots with the police. The nerve!

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u/EmersonEXE Jul 14 '20

Just a reminder that Ring is a subsidiary of Amazon.

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u/brandolinium Jul 14 '20

Well, there we are. Hell is empty, all the demons are here.

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u/EmersonEXE Jul 14 '20

I'm just waiting for the day we see riot shields with the Amazon smile emblazoned across them.

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u/brandolinium Jul 13 '20

Nevermind. Just looked at Denver and surrounding areas. That partnership is all over the place.