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I have a Ring and live on the edge of a seriously bad urban district. Many people in the bad 'hoods have Rings also, so I get notifications as part of the surveillance network.

The network is both a fascinating source of local news and -- more to the point -- a surprisingly-valuable tool for people who live in places that the police ignore (or don't have the resources to protect).

Once the 'guy who steals Amazon packages' has his face on camera in the act of stealing a package, and someone on every block in a 2 mile radius knows it, it makes his life on the street that much less fun. The community can police itself with tools like this.




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