Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance

Post by 5upplied_demand » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC

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> This is because they have strict laws against crime and these laws are actually enforced Just before this, you said it was because of CCTV. Is it the CCTV or the strict laws and enforcement? India and South Africa are democratic countries with large CCTV programs and high crime rates.

India has a very low crime rate. The homicide rate is 2 in 100,000. Murder/homicide is basically unheard of in major cities. For instance Mumbai has a homicide rate of 0.7 in 100,000 making it one of the safest cities in the world. https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/crime-in-india-s-larg... https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics... What are your sources?

Post by jhbadger » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC

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I think they take issue with how it was ultimately okay to do to catch the Joker as long as Batman didn't use it and gave power to Luscious who resigned, instead of just calling it out as terrible and not doing it. That's how I read their comment anyway. "apologia"

Most (all?) of Batman is based on the idea that sometimes you need a good guy who operates outside of the law. Given that Batman isn't real but the problems he encounters often are real, the natural conclusion is that we should make up for our low Batman levels by letting law enforcement off the chain. But this is hardly unique to Nolan. Probably 90% of Hollywood movies that involve crime have this message in some fo…

Post by RalfWausE » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC

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That system is nothing compared to the geolocation databases curated by Apple and Google, with GPS sensors combined with Wi-Fi wardriving, IMEI tracking, cell tower handoffs, and the rest of the insane amount of telemetry they collect collect in real time. And that’s before even considering BLE and the Find My network. Imagine the “God mode” dashboards they could have in Cupertino (or more likely, in Mountain View).

I'm sorry but I just don't think that's the threat at all. I think these companies actually realize the existential risk and harm this data has, and do a lot to anonymize it quickly & effectively. If the government was actively backdooring Apple or Google to get realtime data like this, it would be found, and it would be a shitstorm that would greatly impact these companies. We really need to get a little more discer…

Post by ascagnel_ » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC

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For fellow HN'ers reading this epically long back and forth: sig appears to be taking the more mainstream stance that Starship Troopers is satire. This is reinforced my popular interpretations from, say, Wikipedia, but refuted by others, like say, IMDB. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers_(film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/ mrob is part of the coalition (that included many critics when the film w…

I had no idea that people seriously think that the film isn't satire - I thought it was just people who had barely paid attention to it and weren't really giving it much thought that didn't spot the satirical elements throughout the film. They're even wearing fascist style uniforms and all the commercials are so over-the-top. Maybe part of it is due to how it was promoted - in the UK, it was promoted as satire, but I…

Post by pbhjpbhj » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC

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It's said that Starship Troopers failed to do as well in USA because people thought it was pro-fascist propaganda ... it doesn't seem possible that could genuinely be the case.

It's mad that people actually side with the aliens.