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Ring Cameras Used To Taunt Police, Livestream Swatting

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Doorbell cameras built by Los Angeles-based Ring, now part of Amazon, were used in a spree of swatting attacks, where two men placed hoax calls to police departments--and used compromised, Ring cameras to taunt police.

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Bikestation Installs In Covina

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Long Beach-based Bikestations , an angel-backed startup developing modules used for storing bicycles at train stations, bus stations, and elsewhere, said today that it has contracted for install of a center, at the Covina Metrolink station. Bikestation is angel backed by the Tech Coast Angels.

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