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Sounds like the perfect dash cam for law enforcement.
Allow anyone to view and know their location. It's all in the name of safety! Think of the children! If I have a heart attack and my phone got stolen and my child needs to know where the closest cop is, they can check! think of the children reeeeee
Unironically want these in cop cars tho. It should help keep an eye on them when they pull shady shit if everyone can view their dashboard camera at all times
BlackVue used to be the best and everyone went for these as they were really easy to install and use.
Over the years it has quickly degraded, their app got worse, privacy got worse, intrusive ads, hardware malfunctions, support going downhill... Enshittification at its finest.
This is pretty much what happens with every company that becomes popular. Eventually they begin to exploit their popularity to take back value from their own customers.
I wouldn't ever spend money on something that requires an app, an account, or an internet connection. Fortunately my car has dashcams built in.
I wouldn't ever spend money on something that requires an app, an account, or an internet connection. Fortunately my car has dashcams built in.
What car has built-in dashcams but isn't itself an enshittified nightmare?
Thanks for this. I used to have one about 6 years ago and thought it was pretty good. I have been too lazy to buy a new since that one died, so it is good to hear I shouldn't look at them again.
I watch a lot of dashcam videos on YouTube and the Viofo ones are consistently good quality video. I wound up getting the A119 but haven't recorded anything interesting enough to pull footage yet.
You should pull footage now to ensure it’s working the way you want. I realized my date/timestamps were broken cuz the camera was only powered when the car was. Misc stuff like that is good to know ahead of time
One of these days I need to get around to hard-wiring my dashcam so that it can always be powered.
If you want to buy anything, don't get one that has an app associated with it.
Why do dash cams or their apps need any connectivity at all?
Cop sees camera, cop grabs camera, no proof of camera.
I guess it's good if your vehicle goes up in flames after being hit by a tanker or something. Grabbing my dashcam's SD card might not occur to me on the way out of escaping my burning vehicle.
Why in the world would they make this a thing? This is the dumbest feature since glass doors on public bathroom stalls.
Absolutely disgusting. Who would intentionally broadcast this??? "Hey guys, I'm not home and won't be for a while, so please rob me!"
It would be a great feature for someone who is being harassed by authorities like ICE and wants a public record to be available even if they are abducted or killed.
That sounds like a pretty obvious feature, though? I'm not saying it's good but the original article by Nine News Australia just makes it sound like it's just a feature of the app.
