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Ring Doorbell Vulnerability Exposes Wifi Password

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Re: Ring Doorbell Vulnerability Exposes Wifi Password

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Post by sithadmin »

IshKebab wrote: post #11
mintplant wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm surprised that they received such a negative reception on SharkTank. Unlike most IoT products I've seen, this really seems like a great idea.

It's not a new idea though. There are a few other companies making the same thing.

Ring pulls it off better, in my opinion. Installation is dead simple, the app works fairly well, and the product is well-designed, all the way down to the packaging/install kit.

I've tried a few other similar products and just haven't been nearly as satisfied with the experiences (mostly due to software quirks).

Ring, like Nest, was simple enough that my technically inept parents managed to deploy and use it without my intervention. That says a lot.

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Post by mmosta »

tzs wrote: post #23

It would be interesting to do a similar device, but based around a peephole rather than a doorbell. I'll call it Peep. Peep will require a little more work to install than Ring, so won't be quite as convenient. You'd remove the existing peephole, and then attach Peep through the hole. Peep would have an outside component that contains the camera, microphone, and speaker, and an inside component that contains a displa…

Mount it on the inside, flush with the existing peep-hole + macro optics.

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Post by Joeri »

darklajid wrote: post #24
Joeri wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would someone steal a doorbell? Vandalise, sure, but steal it?

I might be missing something, but .. in this case? I thought that this thing is completely wireless and probably can be firmware reset. So - you steal it, because you can actually install it at home (or resell it for that purpose). You don't steal a (broken) part of a doorbell, you steal a complete IoT device that the thread here and the original article seem to consider useful. https://ring.com/store/products/ring-d…

I'm sure ring can disable the doorbell remotely since you have to link the individual device to your account.

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Post by HillRat »

Joeri wrote: post #21
Pietertje wrote: post #14

Even from a theft perspecive it is bad design practise to have this placed outdoor... Why not place only the camera and button outdoor and have a simple wire connection to the wifi module. It's such a design flaw it becomes even funny

Why would someone steal a doorbell? Vandalise, sure, but steal it?

Interestingly, recently either there was a problem with my Ring's clips or someone tried to pry it off (and ironically wasn't captured on video). Any kind of exterior security device is vulnerable unless you can drill the access points into a building; at the same time, you're really using these as deterrents.
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