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Re:Hackers break into thousands of security cameras, exposin... by pugworthy on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @07:30PM (#26406346)
Trust me, it's not always about convenience for some of us remote camera users.

In my case, I've got a camera in my elderly parent's back yard as there have been a few falls in the back yard, and one break-in some years back.

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Re:Hackers break into thousands of security cameras, exposin... by stjohnswarts on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @09:30AM (#26411556)
That seems like more trouble than it's worth though. Do you like just check every hour to see if someone has fallen or something? That seems like something that could become either an obsession or something you'd forget to do.
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Re:Hackers break into thousands of security cameras, exposin... by ocdtrekkie on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @12:22PM (#26413642)
Not the OP, but I have a significant amount of anxiety sometimes about if something bad has happened or if my pets are okay or whatever. It's an extreme version of "did I forget to turn the over off".

Being able to remote in and go "ah, everything's fine" basically can instantly turn such anxieties off, rather than say, having to live with it until you finish out the work day and can head home.

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