Technology

This really highlights how important it is for people to understand what they’re opting into with smart devices. Transparency and informed choice matter more than ever.

Ditch your internet connected shit and boycott these companies

Tl;dr surveillance equipment working perfectly, used for dystopian surveillance. Major shocker.

In case it wasn't obvious, you have to be pretty fucking stupid to install surveillance in your own house linked to tech corporations, with your own money, while generating a profit for them.

Is there some really good open source and local cameras that people are using? Because many people default to ring.

Home "security" cameras cause far, far more angst and grief than they do benefit.

"Hey, mister policeman, here's a video of a guy stealing my truck."

"Yep, that's a guy stealing your truck, alright."

"..."

"Should'a put it in your garage."

"My garage is full of crap I bought on Amazon. Some of it, I haven't even opened. Also, the truck didn't fit in the garage after I had it lifted."

"The report is filed, I'll let you know if we find anything."

"You're not going to find anything, are you?"

"We're not even going to look."

One-third of Nextdoor is lost pets. One-third is people selling crap they bought at Goodwill. And, the last third is people asking about the "suspicious" (non-white) man who walked down the sidewalk past their house at 5AM.

Can we all agree to print out flyers of this to share around with neighbors and our communities? People ARE under educated. It starts with us educating because the oligarchs wont

Corporations and fascists: name a better duo

Oh noooo, that thing we warned people about when it came out is being misused in exactly the way we warned people it would be misused.

Oh nooooo.

I'm tired grandpa. Too damn many stupid people in this world.

We can only hope these companies are treated as collaborators in the future.

this is great news for my leftist in-laws who decided to get ring cameras out of the convenience they offered.

I did warn them that this would happen, but like most people, "that would never happen!"

It would not surprise me if this inspired systematic vandalism of these devices. Not that I would ever advocate for such a thing.

It's crazy how fast this is going.

While you’re at it, don’t buy from amazon

Ah, the ol' fascist switcheroo

Oh look another smart technology I didn't adopt for the exact reason being talked about. You can't trust big tech to not collaborate with whoever it's the most profitable to collaborate with.

Have considered a plain old doorbel and a peep hole on the door?

Low tech, cheap, cheap to install, lasts a lifetime.

Heck, if safety is the concern, install a periscope. Yes, mirrora inside a tube, to get to see, from a distance, who is at the door.

You want footage? Photos?

Install a local camera. Like one of those that are setup by biologists to film animals in the wild. Triggered by motion sensing. Or talk with someone technically inclined and install a local system.

Free law enforcement access to my private security system? Seems like a bad idea.

I enjoy having cameras on my house to see what's going on in the neighborhood. It has come in handy at least once when my neighbor's truck was stolen in broad daylight.

They are ring cameras because two were installed already when I moved in. What should I switch to? I just really want motion alerts and proof when something bad happens.

I will never have a goddamn camera in my home. If I did it will HAVE to be an old school disconnected one that records to a DVR or some SSD HD. I have zero interest in having any unauthorized or unknown access to the interior of my home. This is a goddamn outrage, how is everyone not throwing their ring cameras out already?

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Time to put a goatse picture in front of the camera!

Where are the hactivists?! Are they all too well employed?

Don't buy anything from Amazon.

I’ve got a Ubiquiti setup with cameras and a doorbell. It isn’t cheap but it’s local and I highly recommend them if you have the budget.