• Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world
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    That’s actually insane to advertise that Gestapo feature. I’m literally shocked - which happens (unfortunately) rarely these days. There is so much shit going on in this world

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    Omfg I just watched this elsewhere. Also it’s free. How kind of them.

    I think this is just trying to put a good spin on it before any privacy concerns come up.

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      Based on what I’ve seen, it is so so so much worse than you think.
      I honestly don’t think the majority of those who see this ad will even consider negative uses of this system.

      And if you are thinking ‘how can people be that stupid’, I will remind you that college professors are having to change their curriculums because many of their students can’t read.

      So yes, it’s the day after the super bowl and I am quite sure the Gestapo cameras are flying off the shelves in the Amazon fulfillment centers.

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      Yes.

      Nextdoor is full of morons sharing their ring videos and then going, “Well my videos aren’t being shared online to Amazon because I checked the ‘privacy’ settings.”

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    There should be a version where they’re brown and at the end they suddenly get bags put over their heads by Trump’s paramilitary.

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    What brand do people recommend to switch family members off to? I self host my security but for other family that aren’t tech savvy at all which brands are good for privacy and intuitive to use?

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      Reolink. The cameras record to a SD card and the app connects to the cameras over the local network. The app can connect to the cameras remotely through Reolink’s servers for convenience, but it’s not necessary to use their cloud services. I block mine from the internet in the firewall.

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        this is precisely my setup too.

        Wife can even get to them when she’s out because she has tailscale connecting her phone to the home network via my headscale control node, not that she could tell you that

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      suggest a peep hole and a door knocker, don’t over comolicate shit, and have a little faith in other people

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    I hate it so much that these dystopian devices are all advertised as a positive thing and, worst of all, that there are millions of dumbasses going “well that sounds like a great idea!”

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      It’s ads like this that make people think it’s really great, without ever considering the surveillance aspect. Probably some people who now want to get Ring cameras, just so they can help track down lost dogs. Instead, it will be used to hunt down escaping humans.

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    “they who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin

    Yes I know the issues with the founding father narrative. However, I think that this quote is very true and applies to the situation we are currently facing.