Doorbells, Dystopia, and Digital Rights: The Ring Surveillance Debate

In this episode, we examine Amazon’s Ring doorbell camera amid rising privacy concerns and policy changes. The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s recent report criticizes Ring’s AI-first approach and the rollback of prior privacy reforms, describing it as ‘techno authoritarianism.’ We also discuss a recent scare among Ring users on May 28, related to an unexplained series of logins, said by Amazon to be a UI glitch. Join hosts Tom Eston, Scott Wright, and Kevin Johnson as they explore these issues, share personal anecdotes about their experiences with tech, and discuss broader implications for privacy and civic freedoms.

** Links mentioned on the show **

Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/amazon-ring-cashes-techno-authoritarianism-and-mass-surveillance

Amazon Ring Doorbell May 28 Mass Hacking Claim Goes Viral
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/07/20/amazon-ring-doorbell-may-28-mass-hacking-claim-goes-viral/

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Doorbells, Dystopia, and Digital Rights: The Ring Surveillance Debate