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I fear for the day when someone comes knocking on my door because my government-approved surveillance doorbell has been offline for too long. The very first th

I fear for the day when someone comes knocking on my door because my government-approved surveillance doorbell has been offline for too long. The very first thing I did when I moved into my new house was completely disconnect/disable all networked security & "smart" home systems. I have a Ring doorbell, but it is not receiving any power. I figure the simple sight of it may still serve as a deterrent. Most of the "smart" home things I permit today utilize bimetallic strips for their decision making.

remflight 4y ago
Burglars are not deterred by cameras or alarm systems, especially in the age of face masks. They know they will only be in the house for 5 mins or less and face masks make it harder to identify them.
- kcb 4y ago
  Many ring devices have sirens that I would think would be quite deterent when set off. The Ring Alarm can even act as a proper monitored alarm system.
  - remflight 4y ago
    Burglars target to be in a house for roughly 5 mins. They don’t care what noise they make, they will be out before the cops can come.
    - mywittyname 4y ago
      Also, everyone pretty much ignores alarms. There's a 3 second window where they wonder if the alarm is there's, but they promptly ignore it afterwards.
- jkubicek 4y ago
  This makes me wonder, what is a burglar in 2022 stealing? We have no jewelry or cash in our house. We have a nice TV, but in the age of $250 4k TVs I can't imagine most burglars would chance breaking into a house to get a valuable TV. The kid's iPads are ancient and mostly worthless, we've got no game systems, no fancy cameras, no stereo. The small handful of valuables we have are either stored in an obscure enough place that the thief would have to devote longer than 5 minutes to finding it, or so esoteric that I doubt a random burglar would recognize its value.
  - philistine 4y ago
    What modern thieves steal are the same thing they have always stolen; items that are resellable. Go to your local pawn shop and you'll see what attracts thieves. Video game systems, power tools, amps, guitars, routers, and tons of bicycles.
loudmax 4y ago
> I fear for the day when someone comes knocking on my door because my government-approved surveillance doorbell has been offline for too long. Don't worry, the plutocrats will come knocking on your door long before the government does.
mdp2021 4y ago
> I fear for the day when someone comes knocking https://www.cartooningforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/INTERNET-085-e1498574301456.jpg https://www.cartooningforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/0... (Jeff Danziger, cartoonist, NY) from http://www.cartooningforpeace.org/cartoonotheque/nouvelles-technologies/ http://www.cartooningforpeace.org/cartoonotheque/nouvelles-t...
archon810 4y ago
How does one ring your door bell if it's there but without power?

remflight 4y ago

Burglars are not deterred by cameras or alarm systems, especially in the age of face masks. They know they will only be in the house for 5 mins or less and face masks make it harder to identify them.

kcb 4y ago
Many ring devices have sirens that I would think would be quite deterent when set off. The Ring Alarm can even act as a proper monitored alarm system.
- remflight 4y ago
  Burglars target to be in a house for roughly 5 mins. They don’t care what noise they make, they will be out before the cops can come.
  - mywittyname 4y ago
    Also, everyone pretty much ignores alarms. There's a 3 second window where they wonder if the alarm is there's, but they promptly ignore it afterwards.
jkubicek 4y ago
This makes me wonder, what is a burglar in 2022 stealing? We have no jewelry or cash in our house. We have a nice TV, but in the age of $250 4k TVs I can't imagine most burglars would chance breaking into a house to get a valuable TV. The kid's iPads are ancient and mostly worthless, we've got no game systems, no fancy cameras, no stereo. The small handful of valuables we have are either stored in an obscure enough place that the thief would have to devote longer than 5 minutes to finding it, or so esoteric that I doubt a random burglar would recognize its value.
- philistine 4y ago
  What modern thieves steal are the same thing they have always stolen; items that are resellable. Go to your local pawn shop and you'll see what attracts thieves. Video game systems, power tools, amps, guitars, routers, and tons of bicycles.

loudmax 4y ago

> I fear for the day when someone comes knocking on my door because my government-approved surveillance doorbell has been offline for too long. Don't worry, the plutocrats will come knocking on your door long before the government does.

mdp2021 4y ago

> I fear for the day when someone comes knocking https://www.cartooningforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/INTERNET-085-e1498574301456.jpg https://www.cartooningforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/0... (Jeff Danziger, cartoonist, NY) from http://www.cartooningforpeace.org/cartoonotheque/nouvelles-technologies/ http://www.cartooningforpeace.org/cartoonotheque/nouvelles-t...

archon810 4y ago

How does one ring your door bell if it's there but without power?