Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers

Re:Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers by ardy42 on Monday January 27, 2020 @10:58PM (#22166323)

> There goes the argument "if you're not paying for the product then you are the product" because ring and associated services aren't cheap.

Not really. If you aren't paying for the product, then you certainly are the product. If you are paying for the product, then you may still be the product, but you also may not. It all boils down in that case to how trustworthy and greedy the vendor is.

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Re:Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers by Barrin92 on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @12:31AM (#22166716)

I think the OP's point is that the latter is so common nowadays that it makes more sense to not give the benefit of the doubt and assume that paying for something gives you privacy and makes vendors less data-hungry, and I think that's probably becoming good advice.

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