while walking my dog in my neighborhood i've noticed that every house has multiple cameras monitoring entryways, and almost always pointing at the street. everyone wants to be safe that's for sure but if you really think about the fact that someone is always watching you when you're walking through your neighborhood it's creepy.
Amazon is helping police build a surveillance network with Ring doorbells
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#12while walking my dog in my neighborhood i've noticed that every house has multiple cameras monitoring entryways, and almost always pointing at the street. everyone wants to be safe that's for sure but if you really think about the fact that someone is always watching you when you're walking through your neighborhood it's creepy.
Well, yes and no. Presumably the low-tech version of this scenario was walking through your neighborhood and having your neighbors eyeball you themselves (say, after their dog barked at you). Now they've just handed the barking and eyeballing off to robots, who will record a 10-second clip of you, which the homeowners will never bother to view.
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#14App idea: log known Ring locations’ gps coordinates and direction and produce a simple Watcraft 2 style fog of war map. Bonus: Stimulates PR.
Re: Amazon is helping police build a surveillance network with Ring doorbells
#15while walking my dog in my neighborhood i've noticed that every house has multiple cameras monitoring entryways, and almost always pointing at the street. everyone wants to be safe that's for sure but if you really think about the fact that someone is always watching you when you're walking through your neighborhood it's creepy.
As one who has four cameras pointing toward the street, I for one have better things to do than sit in my cave watching my multi-view camera setup for untoward things. Never give me a reason to rewind the recording, and you'll never be watched. I assume my neighbors are doing the same thing. Shit, I don't have time to edit my vacation videos, you think I got time to watch video of you walking your dog? If it makes yo…