Surveillance proponents will claim this act of violence had nothing to do with Ring and other networked doorbell cameras.And tens of millions of people post videos and images from these cameras to neighborhood watch forums like Citizen App (which literally rebranded itself from “Vigilante”) and NextDoor.A recent report from nonprofit research organization Data & Society found that homeowners are increasingly using Ring and other networked doorbell cameras to surveil and punish delivery drivers, turning doorsteps into humiliating performance reviews for underpaid gig workers.By 2021, Amazon had reportedly formed partnerships with around 2,000 police and fire departments, effectively giving police an easy push-button portal to request video from Ring camera owners in exchange for officers’ help marketing Amazon’s products.But in the end, this isn’t a problem that can be solved by individual consumer choices."