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Mr.Bill

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8. That's not Amazon's decision to make.

Reply to Mr. Sparkle (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 11:52 AM

Nov 2019

It's a legal matter yet to be sorted out by the courts. Sometimes the law is slow to keep up with technology. Police departments are still writing the book on what to do with body cam video.

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Police can keep Ring camera video forever and share with whomever they'd like, Amazon tells senator [View all] Mr. Sparkle Nov 2019 OP

Why do they not ask the policed to buy their own cams randr Nov 2019 #1

Your idea is to have as MANY POLICE cameras around as doorbells. Think again. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #10

No, I really do not want more cameras randr Nov 2019 #11

They don't need a warrant because the camera owners consent to share the data with authorities. nt Quackers Nov 2019 #12

Corporate legal rights invoked yet again. ancianita Nov 2019 #2

This raises all sorts of questions, along with all sorts of potential. MineralMan Nov 2019 #3

Nice post - there is a real trade off here karynnj Nov 2019 #5

The entire issue is complicated, and has 4th Amendment links. MineralMan Nov 2019 #6

As you watch your smart tv, it may be watching you Marcuse Nov 2019 #4

Or not. Alexa is listening to you, too...all the time. MineralMan Nov 2019 #7

You are correct. Quackers Nov 2019 #13

Neither does Amazon. Nobody could afford to have people listening. MineralMan Nov 2019 #14

But they did, just usually not in real time. Quackers Nov 2019 #16

Some humans listen to some things. The percentage that is heard by MineralMan Nov 2019 #17

human ears? not necessary with todays tech... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #18

That's not Amazon's decision to make. Mr.Bill Nov 2019 #8

thought about getting one, now, not anymore. nt Javaman Nov 2019 #9

That's OK. Your neighbors will get one. MineralMan Nov 2019 #15

Sounds like the very definition of fascism truthisfreedom Nov 2019 #19