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Is it just me or did Ring seem more appealing when all it did was ping your phone with a video of who was at your door at the time? It seems that it's gone fro

Is it just me or did Ring seem more appealing when all it did was ping your phone with a video of who was at your door at the time? It seems that it's gone from a device whose purpose was convenience to one whose purpose is now primarily is sucking up hours and hours of video that ring can choose to share with anyone at a moments notice (see their policy on making the videos available to law enforcement without notifying the owner of the camera). I went from being interested in buying one because it would indeed be convenient for me to see who is at the door while I'm stuck at my desk on a conference call to being legitimately creeped out whenever I hear someone has one installed.

otachack 4y ago
It started as its own company and vision of simple security until Amazon gobbled it up for another vertical (or expanding their currents) and now it's just a shit show. Very few companies are keeping it simple in favor of hyper growth and limitless money.
rchaud 4y ago
As with everything in tech, the products will eventually pander to the needs of those with the deepest pockets. And those aren't individuals paying £50/yr. They want a piece of "enterprise" customers, and few have bigger budgets per head than the police.