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Why are people disconnecting or destroying their Ring cameras? (www.usatoday.com)
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A Super Bowl ad for Ring security cameras boasting how the company can scan neighborhoods for missing dogs has prompted some customers to remove or even destroy their cameras.

Online, videos of people removing or destroying their Ring cameras have gone viral. One video posted by Seattle-based artist Maggie Butler shows her pulling off her porch-facing camera and flipping it the middle finger.

Butler explained that she originally bought the camera to protect against package thefts, but decided the pet-tracking system raised too many concerns about government access to data.

"They aren't just tracking lost dogs, they're tracking you and your neighbors," Butler said in the video that has more than 3.2 million views.

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[–] Zwrt@lemmy.sdf.org 43 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Or hear me out,

Buy one that stores its data only on your local network and does not rely on corporate cloud or servers in any way or form.

This counts for all most all consumer home technology.

People should think about a NASS or Home servers like they do about owning a vehicle.

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 13 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Build a server….in this economy? With these component prices?

[–] Widukin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I just installed Linux on my old laptop, added a 4Tb SSD and some HDDs connected with a docking bay and voilà, I have a server. Getting into the software side, now that's a bit harder but manageable.

[–] Zwrt@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 15 hours ago

I recommend proxmox!

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

You can get an old HP microserver on eBay for less than 100 bucks. Still runs fine. I threw debian on it. Great for starting out... I use mine for backups, services and Jellyfin. It gave my beloved 870 a home. :,)

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 5 points 14 hours ago

People should think about a NASS or Home servers like they do about owning a vehicle.

I wholeheartedly agree. Hell, home server/nas should be more common than cars, I don’t drive every day, but my data is used every minute of every day.

[–] ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah right. Next you'll be telling people to get off corporate owned social media and use something without an algorithm.

[–] lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

use something without an algorithm.

Lemmy uses an algorithm.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 hours ago

Technically yes, but unlike e.g. Facebook it isn’t specifically calibrated to prioritise engagement over anything like truth or sanity. https://www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/machinelearningtimes/five-points-for-anger-one-for-a-like-how-facebooks-formula-fostered-rage-and-misinformation/12344/