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Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance (www.eff.org)
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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 2 weeks 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.

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Ubiquiti. Cloud gateway max (router + NVR) for $200 with no storage, add your own 2tb nvme, get a ubiquiti doorbell for $300. Little pricy, but simple to setup and all the footage lives locally on the cloud gateway max. No subscription, and you can add more cameras later. The cloud gateway max is an excellent 2.5G router. Slap on a WiFi 7 access point for $200 more and you got yourself a killer home network.

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I want the Ubiquiti Doorbell Pro (wired Ethernet) but it's always sold out. Plus I've been hesitant to spend ion a Cloud Gateway or Dream Machine. I just wish I could use my own storage.

I need to just bite the bullet though.

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

The cloud gateway max lets you use your own storage without getting one of their giant NVRs. I got the wireless doorbell. Initially I kinda regretted not getting the wired one, but once I tuned my WiFi I haven’t had any issues. But definitely go wired if you can.

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