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[–] 66 points 10 months ago (1 child)

This is one of the many reasons why you should never used cloud based cameras.

Keep your cameras and DVR on an isolated network with no internet access. Use a VPN if you need to access it remotely.

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  • [–] 51 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    If you think they'll use it to find the package thief, you're fooling yourself.

    All these cameras do is give you a memento of the theft or other event. They do nothing to stop crime, and cops DGAF about looking at your video:

    "Yep, that's a video of a guy stealing your truck from your driveway. Prolly should'a put it in the garage."

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  • [–] 19 points 10 months ago

    When my car was stolen the police and the county toll road authority both confirmed that neither would bother co-ordinating when my toll tag in that car registered on the toll road sensors.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    This isn't necessarily true. Last year my wife was kidnapped from our home. Would have had no lead or direction if it weren't for my neighbor's security camera picking up the perpetrator's truck coming down the driveway and back up it after. That was the only thing that helped me figure out what the fuck happened and for law enforcement to get her back (after a ridiculous amount of community pressure that night). That being said, fuck Ring and the surveillance state. Run your own private cams.

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  • [–] 39 points 10 months ago

    An always on camera with speaker and microphone, to which law enforcement has constant access. All it needs is an always display. We're ¾ of the way there, gents.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    Someone told me that they can request your video/audio but you can decline/ignore the request. I haven't verified this because I will never own anything like it.

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  • [–] 18 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    How do you know they honour your decision to deny them the footage, instead of taking it without your knowledge or consent?

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    British English spells many words differently to American English. Some examples:

    • Honour (Honor)
    • Defence (Defense)
    • Aluminium (Alumium)
    • Colour (Color)
    • Theatre (Theater)
    • Analyse (Analyze)
    • Dialogue (Dialog)
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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago*

    Primarily had my ring camera as a deterant to some dickish neighborhood kids doing some vandalism. Since they've stopped their hijinks, maybe I'll just point the camera at a print of goatse for a while until it runs out of battery.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Why are people wiring their houses up like this?

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    It starts with zero consumer protection and it ends with just plain ignorance. It isn't a long road either.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    It also enshittifies your house. You put control of important things into the hands of the worst humans on earth via their shitty tech.

    Fuck this thing, fuck Alexa, fuck the rest of them whatever they’re called. You’ve got to be a moron to do this.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Too many people simply don't understand. I've always used it as my excuse to not go full blown dark but my phone is always on my vpn, i host my own everything and i don't have social media.

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