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What is this cylinder bolted to my neighbours wall? (infosec.pub)

submitted 4 weeks ago by SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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What is this black thing, roughly the size of a coffee mug, cylindrical in shape, attached to a circular bracket, on the side of my neighbours house? Its position can be adjusted, doesn’t light up or make noise. Not sure on weight as it is fixed to the wall. We think that it’s plastic.

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[–] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

That’s what crossed our minds, but there’s no lens type thing on the front.

Don’t get on though, so a camera wouldn’t surprise me…they’re “well do as we like and you can get fucked” type of people.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

Many things are transparent to infrared that are not transparent in optical light, especially black plastics. It could still be a camera.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 weeks ago

Are you sure that's not just a tinted lens cover? That's what it looks like to me from your photo, anyway.