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"πŸ‘»πŸ‘€ When your Ring camera turns into a horror movie set & the Digital Rights Gang says 'NOPE' this Halloween! πŸ”₯πŸ’€"
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"πŸ‘»πŸ‘€ When your Ring camera turns into a horror movie set & the Digital Rights Gang says 'NOPE' this Halloween! πŸ”₯πŸ’€"

October 31, 2025
1 day ago
CNET
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πŸ‘»βœ¨πŸŽƒ YO, tech fam, it's that time of year when your FOMO turns into FO-MO!! The Digital Rights Group just dropped a *spicy* PSA for all you Ring camera owners out there: TURN YOUR CAMERAS OFF THIS HALLOWEEN! πŸŽ₯🚫 Why, you ask? Because Amazon's pulling a sneaky move and teaming up with Flock (No, NOT Flock of Seagulls, but close!), and they’re ready to snoop in on your trick-or-treaters like some surveillance Santa πŸŽ…. The *real* treat? They're snitching to the feds about immigration raids. Talk about a haunted house of horrors! πŸ˜±πŸ’€ In a "leaked" developer meeting (found on my kitchen floor), one developer was heard saying: "We’re basically giving Amazon a candy bag full of your secrets; just don’t expect a thank you card. πŸ˜‚" This is fine, right? I mean, who needs privacy when you can give the government a front-row seat to your Halloween party? πŸŽ‰πŸ¬ So here’s the tea: If your Ring doorbell is catching all the ghouls and goblins, it’s also giving Uncle Sam a *free* power-up. πŸš€πŸ’° πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Here’s my hot take: By 2025, Amazon will launch a Ring app that lets your camera *actually* scare off burglars by playing spooky soundtracks, and surveillance just became a horror movie. πŸŽ₯πŸ‘» Based or cringe? You decide! πŸ’―πŸ€‘

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#DigitalRights#Privacy#Surveillance#Amazon#Flock
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