Re:Ring introducing new feature to allow police to live-stre...
by sneak on Sunday July 20, 2025 @01:24AM
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All wireless means all of your cameras can be disabled at any time by anyone with a $20 jammer off eBay.
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Re:Ring introducing new feature to allow police to live-stre...
by Jolter on Sunday July 20, 2025 @03:29AM
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They’d have to know you’re running wireless, though.
Re:Ring introducing new feature to allow police to live-stre...
by johnisgood on Sunday July 20, 2025 @06:10AM
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They have to know only to achieve the goal of disabling the camera, but they would probably use it for everyone's, and hope for the best if they are desperate. I am not sure if you can tell if the camera has been disabled.
Re:Ring introducing new feature to allow police to live-stre...
by sneak on Sunday July 20, 2025 @12:19PM
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Pretty obvious by looking at them. Everyone has one of the same 5 brands, and the models are obvious when you see them.
Re:Ring introducing new feature to allow police to live-stre...
by Jolter on Sunday July 20, 2025 @12:39PM
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By the time you’re close enough to see the brand, I would assume you’ve already been caught on camera.
Re:Ring introducing new feature to allow police to live-stre...
by sneak on Sunday July 20, 2025 @01:02PM
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Doesn’t matter. Someone can walk into jamming range wearing a mask, fire up the jammer, and there is no record of the B&E that happens 60 seconds later.
Wireless cameras are mostly a false sense of security for homeowners, much like a deadbolt on a door with a glass window in it.
At least you can talkback and confuse the cat while you’re at work. Doesn’t do fuck-all for safety.