Comment on Ring Cameras Join Flock and Amazon to Now Create Direct Data Access for ICE

• NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You can have both. I have a 360 camera set up around my house that records to a local dvr. I can remote into it when I’m not home and I’m not supporting ghoulish companies like google or Amazon.

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  • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Which camera and software? I self-host some stuff, but there is a “too complex” point I sometimes reach.

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    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The cameras I inherited from the previous owner. They’re fairly low quality analog cameras but they get the job done. They had a Night Owl Brand system but I replaced it with a reolink dvr I have on a vlan so it’s separate from the rest of my network. When I have more time I’ll probably switch over to frigate though. That’ll likely come with me buying some higher quality cameras that are digital.

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      • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Thanks, I’ll look into those. I have a Wyze system without cloud features, but I’m sure privacy isn’t perfect.

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  • FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How does Wyze support Google and Amazon? I’m genuinely asking.

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    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      My bad, I mixed up wyze with nest, which google owns. Amazon owns blink and ring. I do know wyze was founded by former Amazon employees, which is definitely not the same as their being controlled or supported by Amazon. That said, you may want to read up on some of their security breaches, which have happened multiple times.

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      • FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’m aware. I just don’t care that some random person could see my driveway momentarily. If it kept happening, I would cancel.

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• NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You might want to consider a different brand:

  “So violated”: Wyze cameras leak footage to strangers for 2nd time in 5 months

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  • FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I saw that when it happened. I’m not really bothered by the fact that a random person somewhere may have seen my driveway. If it kept happening, sure. I don’t have the wherewithal and time to set up a camera on a server, and in this day and age I feel like some sort of security camera is necessary. There’s a serious case for privacy, but not all of us have the capability or concern that the echo-chamber on Lemmy does about immaculate privacy.

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    • BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You’ll get downvoted for having this opinion here but it’s a real take. Everyone has their own level of privacy they’re okay with and yours is a bit lower than the average user here.

      If you’re okay with the potential risk, then that is your own choice, no one is forcing you.

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      • FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Thank you for understanding that. This platform assumes the whole world functions as they do and has no understanding for people who either just don’t care or lack ability.

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