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Regarding the Ole Miss racism case, do you believe that mass surveillance (ring doorbell cameras) is justified?
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Anonymous 21h

I'm against mass surveillance, but I don't think the Ole Miss case counts as that as the person had the doorbell camera up already and even had that camera not been up, it doesn't change the fact that what the Ole Miss students did was extremely racist and hurtful. If the only reason they wouldn't have done that is because they were worried about being caught, it's still racist and they deserve criticism for being so

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Anonymous 21h

Mass surveillance no, Ring cameras yes as long as it’s not connected to anything but the one house

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Anonymous 21h

Sorry, but how is mass surveillance relevant in this case?

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Anonymous 18h

Ring doorbells ≠ mass surveillance

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Anonymous 8h

Idk bc on one hand don’t want 1984 to happen but on another if someone got kidnapped it would be way easier to track. Everything has good and bads and it’s sad good technology is always exploited

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Anonymous 16h

Hi from Ole Miss

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 21h

Generally I’m against mass surveillance, but in cases like this, I’m okay with people putting their own cameras

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 21h

Ring camera are connected to the internet and therefore are part of a giant network of mass surveillance

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 21h

If Ring does that then I’m against Ring, but like in general home cameras are fine I’ve heard bad things about Ring before so I’m not surprised

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 21h

I will say, I have issues with Ring as a company as they've been super problematic in giving away data without people's consent but just someone putting up a camera on their own property is okay since they live there

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 21h

Yeah, it's unfortunate but Ring has had a major issue in the past with giving away recordings/customer data without their permission. It doesn't change anything about what happened at Ole Miss though, those students were being extremely racist and should face consequences, but people should definitely choose another brand over Ring for their home camera

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 21h

Ring is owned by Amazon, they can survive any privacy lawsuit

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 21h

You're unfortunately right, which further goes to show why monopolies and businesses being involved with things like this is dangerous. Amazon is now basically a Walmart, Barnes and Noble, security camera company, film studio, and e-reader which is really bad. Plus, the way they treat their employees is appalling

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 21h

All of the other brands of home security camera are lot more expensive and require more technical expertise to install compared to ring

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 21h

You're not wrong, but I do think people should consider not using Ring given those issues

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 20h

The video is from a ring camera

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 20h

Someone coming up to your door is not mass surveillance though

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 20h

If the ring camera wasn’t there, we would have never known about it

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 20h

If the ring camera wasnt there, she probably wouldnt even have done it. This was presumably a targeted racist attack, or at the very least, the girl KNEW the camera was there because she went up to it. Mass surveillance is a conversation about privacy and consent.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 20h

I disagree, racists aren’t very smart people, I doubt they even understand what mass surveillance is. They would have done it either way

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 20h

Literally everyone in 2026 knows that a Ring camera records you. The controversy is straight up not a question of the girls' privacy.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 18h

There is no right or expectation of privacy outdoors

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 17h

Did you not see the ring doorbell controversy? they send the recordings to third party advertisers and law enforcement without user consent

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 17h

Right but that has nothing to do with Ole Miss case.

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