The big deal: On the surface this sounds awesome. If someone commits a crime in your neighborhood and everyone has a Ring doorbell installed, there’s a pretty good chance someone’s surveillance system caught something. But the reality of surveillance is entirely different. There are literally hundreds of studies and thousands of cautionary tales that have been written about the dangers of surveillance. And Ring is arguably more dangerous than any other kind of surveillance system because it invades our homes. What now? Here’s the relevant passage from the app’s TOS: