S7, E266 - Good Boy, Bad Data

S7, E266 - Good Boy, Bad Data

From Privacy Please by A Problem Lounge Show

February 20, 2026 · 22 min

About this episode

The episode discusses how a Super Bowl dog commercial revealed issues with America's surveillance infrastructure through Ring's new feature.

Send us Fan Mail How a Super Bowl dog commercial accidentally revealed America's surveillance infrastructure A family loses their dog. Ring runs a Super Bowl ad. America collectively goes "wait… what?" This week, we're digging into Ring's "Search Party" feature, the AI-powered doorbell camera tool that lit up millions of living rooms during the big game and immediately made privacy experts lose their minds. Because what looked like a heartwarming story about finding your lost lab was actuall...

Topics covered

  • surveillance
  • privacy
  • technology
  • advertising

Keywords

  • Super Bowl
  • Ring
  • Search Party
  • AI
  • privacy experts

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Search Party, Ring

Places: America

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