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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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[–] UntitledQuitting@reddthat.com 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (3 children)

i have 5 tapo cameras because they're cheap and work well in HA and frigate and they aren't allowed on the internet and only communicate with the app during onboarding and...

okay i'll get rid of them

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

For anyone not liking Tapo, a good alternative is Reolink. They offer about the same features, but use cameras with higher megapixels.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

And can be configured to only communicate within your network.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

what is ha and frigate

[–] Longylonglong@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

HA = Home Assistent, to manage your smart home Frigate = Self Hosted Webcam Server

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

How do you manage remote viewing without internet?

[–] UntitledQuitting@reddthat.com 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

2 methods

home assistant (installed on mini pc thru proxmox) via the tapo: camera controls integration

frigate(installed on a dsm 7.2 synology) via go2rtc (mini pc)

also i've set my routers firewall settings so all the wifi cameras can only see eachother (and the mini pc)

edit: oh and tailscale

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 hours ago

A file server by Synology will have built-in software for this, or you can get a free one by not using a Synology server

[–] Randelung@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Seance or crystal ball, mainly