"Police departments across the country, from major cities like Houston to towns with fewer than 30,000 people, have offered free or discounted Ring doorbells to citizens, sometimes using taxpayer funds to pay for Amazon's products. While Ring owners are supposed to have a choice on providing police footage, in some giveaways, police require recipients to turn over footage when requested."
Is this peak surveillance capitalism?
https://www.cnet.com/news/amazons-helping-police-build-a-surveillance-network-with-ring-doorbells/