This is a victory in a long fight, not just against blanket police surveillance, but also against a culture in which private, for-profit companies build special tools to allow law enforcement to more easily access companies’ users and their data—all of which ultimately undermine their customers’ trust.

Remember, it’s very easy to announce something, keep an eye on them to make sure they follow through

  • @glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19•5 months ago

    Victory! Ring Announces They Won’t Tell You They Are Facilitating Police Requests Anymore

  • Aniki 🌱🌿English
    9•5 months ago

    Yeah you’re comment is spot on. This will just become an apparatus for parallel construction instead of primary evidence

    • @thesporkeffect@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2•5 months ago

      The battle for consumer privacy is trench warfare. You have to fight for every inch. This is a positive even though it’s not a perfect outcome

      • Aniki 🌱🌿English
        4•5 months ago

        But this isn’t a law. Companies say all kinds of baseless shit and outright lies. Quite frankly, I don’t believe them.

      • @umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2•5 months ago

        this is just a company saying unverifiable things so they can sell you shit.

        we won nothing.