Amazon's Home Surveillance Chief Declared War on “Dirtbag Criminals”

Re:Amazon's Home Surveillance Chief Declared War on “Dirtbag... by mc32 on Thursday February 14, 2019 @02:35PM (#19165148)

I get the privacy implications, but this article adds unnecessary fearmongering with sensationalist racism (apparently author is unfamiliar with non-white neighborhoods b/c just as whites, non whites will also report suspicious activity).

From what I’ve witnessed, these services have indeed aided residents to cooperate against “dirtbag” criminals as well as supply imagery to police as evidence and has led to arrests and convictions (in my neighborhood, at least). It gives all types of residents some comfort that the perps will get caught rather than the police saying “sorry, we don’t have evidence, and don’t have time to follow up on non violent crime”.

Residents are going to deploy this. That’s a given. At this time owners control access. If there comes a time when one loses control over this content unilaterally, then it will be a problem.

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Re:Amazon's Home Surveillance Chief Declared War on “Dirtbag... by thoughtpol on Thursday February 14, 2019 @03:27PM (#19165657)

This is honestly one of the issues I have with journalism today. As a non-white person I do not need a white savior. I just want to be treated equally, I do not need to be coddled or "protected". I have thick skin; I am not a child. Sorry for the rant mc32. Services like this have helped to curb delivery thefts, scam visits, etc near me. And I agree with you if the resident is stripped of their control I can see it becoming a huge problem.

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