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Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S. Surveillance State (greenwald.substack.com)
submitted 6 days ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Hacker News.

Just a decade after a global backlash was triggered by Snowden reporting on mass domestic surveillance, the state-corporate dragnet is stronger and more invasive than ever.

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[–] sommerset@thelemmy.club 15 points 6 days ago (4 children)

That's why I only buy Chinese.
Even if they surveill they have no reason to hurt me

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 days ago

And you're absolutely certain they don't sell the data back to US brokers or even authorities directly?

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You could, idk, maybe not buy prepackaged surveillance camera that rely on someone else's computer to work.

[–] sommerset@thelemmy.club -1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Well ya, obviously. And I do that. But for most people that's not an option. They just gonna get what they have available from Amazon and works via wifi

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

If I have to choose between buying into a US run surveillance state or buying into a Chinese run surveillance state, I choose to buy neither.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

That’s why I only buy Chinese.

dude, buying people is illegal!

;-)

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's a very short-sighted and unimaginative position.

[–] sommerset@thelemmy.club -1 points 5 days ago

Lmao. Idgaf. I get 0 money from ring income. Maybe they should stop fing me first.