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Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices. Not only is the company reintroducing new versions of old features which would allow police to request footage directly from Ring users, it is also introducing a new feature that would allow police to request live-st

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[–] Junkernaught@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 5 months ago (35 children)

So, what are people using to get:

  • good quality streaming
  • doorbell alert
  • motion alerts
  • local and remote access
  • recording storage

Currently using Ring (outside of America) and looking to migrate away. There are some nice other features like distinguishing motion vs people vs vehicles that are nice to have but can live without.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 6 points 5 months ago (14 children)

The best thing is you don't need any of that. Just install normal doorbell. We all love gadgets but some of them are just not worth it.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago (13 children)

Hard agree. What does a video doorbell connected to the internet solve? I'm concerned that people dont trust their neighbors to this extent. Sort of a canary in the coal mine type thing.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 points 5 months ago

I think some people also think they need it because they order way too much junk from the internet but it's really just an indication of bad habits. If it's for security a single camera doorbell is definitely not adequate solution either.

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