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[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

Ring (doorbell cameras).

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This can't be real.

*follows link*

OK, it's real. I wonder if they have a spokesman with the title, "The Mouth of Sauron?"

[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

name's been trademarked by politicians couple decades ago

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I opened up one of their company surveillance cameras and a ring fell out .... what should I do with it?

[–] R3D4CT3D@midwest.social 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Don’t listen to this^ naysayer. Put it on and attempt to claim its power as your own. What's the worst that could happen?

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago

I'm worried I could lose a finger to an emaciated Hobbit.

10/10 headline

[–] oce@jlai.lu 8 points 6 days ago

I was hoping for Palantir to be mentioned, and it didn't disappoint!

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago
[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 5 points 5 days ago

I detest our modern surveillance culture. But ...

one of Sauron's chief products is its "deterrence pod," a detection system that pairs with an autonomous drone that wards off trespassers by blasting them with a powerful, ominous logo-emblazoned search light, sweeping over their movements.

I promise I will get back to advocating for principled privacy laws - right after I'm done buying and installing one of these for Halloween.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 4 points 5 days ago

Is this a side venture to Palantir?