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[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is why I a.) live out in the countryside, and b.) replaced my dad's old Ring cameras with eufy security cameras.

eufy doesn't require a subscription service (although you can get one if you want to trust their cloud service). If you buy a HomeBase, you can store all your security footage locally on a small box. Easy to hide and/or grab if you need to get out.

Sure, there's a security risk of storing data locally. But I trust myself to protect video recordings of my property over some company's cloud service. Ring complies with police when asked for your video footage, and they don't even notify owners most of the time. Cops could be looking through your video feed without your knowledge, which is a nightmare if you have cameras inside the house.

And now, apparently, so can your neighbors. Fuck Ring.

[–] who@feddit.org 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

For the curious:

Eufy is based in China, has already had at least one scandal for lying about data exfiltration, and (when I investigated last year) could remotely update their products with new behavior at any time. I do not recommend them where privacy is desired.

[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Good to know. I'm always on the lookout for a better, more secure option. eufy is my best option at the moment, but if you (or anyone here) knows a better choice for home security systems, I'm all ears.

[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 8 points 1 week ago

Reolink seems pretty good.

[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Honestly refreshing to see such a civil back and forth about data privacy that didn't devolve into give me convenience or give me death/what do I have to hide?

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have a Eufy system too. If anyone is curious, they did have controversy before because enabling thumbnails on notifications temporarily stored them in their cloud. They've since made it clear in their app settings they will do that if you choose to enable it. I just disabled thumbnails and set it to text-only for all notifications.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As was always the plan. As we gave up trying to tell everyone fifteen years ago.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 3 points 1 week ago

So it was your fault

[–] atropa@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You don't say, first I've heard of it🤔

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I love that their new commercial is basically the same tactic that child abductors use to capture kids.

"Hey Billy, don't you want to be a neighborhood hero? Don't you want to help find my lost dog? Just ~~hop in the back of my van~~ attach this camera to your house and we'll save all the doggies in no time at all!"

The most depressing part of all of it is that millions and millions of people are going to jump and down to throw cameras all over their homes. (I don't have an issue with security cameras, as long as you own the goddamn feed/recordings.)

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

You know it was a bad idea when police departments started handing them out for free

[–] doug@lemmy.today 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They don’t have Rings in the sewers, right? Free underground, secure tunnels.

Or you get an RC car rigged with a GoPro and paintball gun and get really good aiming.

[–] atropa@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

Use meshcore or reticulum

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Tunnel Snakes Rule!

[–] atropa@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago

Ah yes Murica , land of free speech and ....fools ,

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 1 week ago

another example of the brilliance of Bezos’ cutthroat capitalist brain!!! /s

[–] Alenalda@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The ones that whistle at you to get you to pay attention to them send me into a blind rage.

[–] rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

So dystopian.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

With taxes, american consumers built an even bigger surveillance dragnet, but they don't know about it as it is used on them.

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I was an early adopter of Ring cameras years ago, but as soon as I read the first article about them sharing data with local police, I took it down and destroyed that thing. I went to town on it with a hammer. LOL

[–] who@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Hah... wow. I understand the sentiment, but I think I would have taken it to a local e-waste recycling drop.

I hope the smashing was cathartic.