{"id":21971,"date":"2026-02-14T18:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T17:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/the-problem-with-doorbell-cams-nancy-guthrie-case-and-ring-super-bowl-ad-reawaken-surveillance-fears\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T18:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T17:37:16","slug":"the-problem-with-doorbell-cams-nancy-guthrie-case-and-ring-super-bowl-ad-reawaken-surveillance-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/the-problem-with-doorbell-cams-nancy-guthrie-case-and-ring-super-bowl-ad-reawaken-surveillance-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"The problem with doorbell cams: Nancy Guthrie case and Ring Super Bowl ad reawaken surveillance fears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people bought the devices thinking they would do little more than protect their delivery packages<\/p>\n

What happens to the data that smart home cameras collect? Can law enforcement access this information \u2013 even when users aren\u2019t aware officers may be viewing their footage? Two recent events have put these concerns in the spotlight.<\/p>\n

A Super Bowl ad<\/a> by the doorbell-camera company Ring and the FBI\u2019s pursuit of the kidnapper<\/a> of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, have resurfaced longstanding concerns about surveillance against a backdrop of the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown<\/a>. The fear is that home cameras\u2019 video feeds could become yet another part of the government\u2019s mass surveillance apparatus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nMany people bought the devices thinking they would do little more than protect their delivery packages
\nWhat happens to the data that smart home cameras collect? Can law enforcement access this information \u2013 even when users aren\u2019t aware officers may be viewing their footage? Two recent events have put these concerns in the spotlight.
\nA Super Bowl ad by the doorbell-camera company Ring and the FBI\u2019s pursuit of the kidnapper of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, have resurfaced longstanding concerns about surveillance against a backdrop of the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown. The fear is that home cameras\u2019 video feeds could become yet another part of the government\u2019s mass surveillance apparatus. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many people bought the devices thinking they would do little more than protect their delivery packages What happens to the data that smart home cameras collect? Can law enforcement access this information \u2013 even when users aren\u2019t aware officers may be viewing their footage? Two recent events have put these concerns in the spotlight. A …<\/p>\n

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