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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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[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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[–] Widukin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day 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 1 day ago (1 children)

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[–] Widukin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Haven't heard about it, but will check it out, thanks!

Edit: Oh and it's open-source😁 Is it hard to use?

[–] Zwrt@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 16 hours ago

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Every service or project gets its own lxc, all lxc share hardware resources automatically.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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. :,)