While correct, I think you are missing the point on doorbell cameras. Of course it doesn't require trusting Ring to not destroy your privacy by using their syst

While correct, I think you are missing the point on doorbell cameras. Of course it doesn't require trusting Ring to not destroy your privacy by using their system. However, what percentage of people who want a doorbell camera are going to go through the work of setting up a local NVR. It is practically zero. I think the other issue is that if everyone else in your neighborhood does have a Ring, how does that not affect your privacy? Of course, Ring's business model is fear mongering and I'm not absolving them. But people will generally choose the path of least resistance. The fact that people want a camera to prevent a package from being stolen not because they want to create a police dragnet means almost nothing when the result of the camera sales creates an abusable police dragnet. And to be clear, some people actually do want to create the police dragnet because "other people" are scary. Spend 10 minutes on NextDoor and you will see lots of this.