From Ring to Echo, Amazon’s latest devices are built on stoking paranoid.
By Jared Newman
"The real danger is a bit more insidious: We already perceive more crime than there actually is, and critics of products like Ring have argued that its persistent surveillance raises people’s suspicion levels and feeds into their prejudices. Amazon is now tapping into those anxieties to build out its ecosystem."
https://www.fastcompany.com/90556104/amazon-ring-echo-smart-home-security-surveillance-paranoia
My neighbors are now posting their Ring videos on NextDoor with subjects "Do you know this person?"
This, I don't doubt.
"It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away."