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Fight for the Future, Digital Rights Group, Issue a warning to Amazon ring Owners, urging them to turn off their cameras and cover them during Halloween. The safety warning comes in response Amazon’s recent partnership with Fluke.
Flock calls itself a “public safety technology ecosystem” that develops security hardware and software systems, including automatic license plate recognition software and… Security cameras. The company has faced increasing opposition from human rights organizations, Such as the American Civil Liberties Union, for its cooperation with local police departments.
Fighting for the Future specifically highlights Flock’s involvement in Release surveillance footage To Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has stepped up raids and deportations under the Trump administration. Fluke also provided data to law enforcement to assist in the investigation of people traveling Out of state seeking medical care for abortion.
The DRA says it is issuing this advisory before Halloween so everyone can “take action to protect the privacy and safety of all children and families who trick-or-treat.”
In battleground cities like Chicago, Halloween weekend has become especially ominous for Latino, black and immigrant families. JB Pritzker, Governor illinois“No child should be forced to inhale tear gas or other chemicals while trick-or-treating in their neighborhood,” he wrote in a letter urging the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop their anti-immigration crackdown.
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Beyond Halloween warnings, Fight for the Future also suggests taking the following actions to avoid privacy violations or inadvertent data sharing with federal officials:
Amazon had not provided a statement as of press time.