Post by trueblue on Aug 27, 2022 3:14:31 GMT
'Democratic senator condemns TV show based on Amazon’s Ring doorbell recordings'
Democratic senator and privacy hawk Ed Markey, D-Mass., made clear he’s not amused by a new caught-on-camera-style show featuring clips from Amazon’s Ring doorbells.
Deadline first reported on the new syndicated MGM Television series, “Ring Nation,” earlier this month. The show, which is expected to launch on Sept. 26, will feature video clips from Ring doorbell cameras and will be hosted by comedian Wanda Sykes.
The show brings together two Amazon subsidiaries: Ring and MGM, which the company officially acquired earlier this year.
But it also puts a cheery spin on a product that has been criticized as a tool for surveillance and a symbol of overreach by law enforcement. According to Deadline, clips from Ring would include videos of “neighbors saving neighbors, marriage proposals, military reunions and silly animals.”
Deadline first reported on the new syndicated MGM Television series, “Ring Nation,” earlier this month. The show, which is expected to launch on Sept. 26, will feature video clips from Ring doorbell cameras and will be hosted by comedian Wanda Sykes.
The show brings together two Amazon subsidiaries: Ring and MGM, which the company officially acquired earlier this year.
But it also puts a cheery spin on a product that has been criticized as a tool for surveillance and a symbol of overreach by law enforcement. According to Deadline, clips from Ring would include videos of “neighbors saving neighbors, marriage proposals, military reunions and silly animals.”