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Amazon's Ring aims to replace neighbourhood WhatsApp groups

Original: Amazon’s Ring wants to replace local WhatsApp groups. It’s a recipe for curtain-twitching disaster

Amazon's Ring is moving to position its app and devices as a replacement for local WhatsApp community groups, prompting criticism from commentators. A Guardian column argues the shift would encourage suspicion of neighbours and excessive surveillance culture, describing the prospect as a 'curtain-twitching disaster' for community life.

Why now: Critics are debating the privacy and social consequences of a big tech firm taking over hyperlocal communication.

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