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What's the security reason they need this? How many times has a security camera failed to do its job because it didn't have audio? What crimes do they thing the
by autoexec 6mo ago
What's the security reason they need this? How many times has a security camera failed to do its job because it didn't have audio? What crimes do they thing they are going to solve? Are people breaking into the courthouse wearing masks but screaming their own names?
- eks391 6mo ago[flagged]
- b112 6mo agoI think one problem is, almost all security cameras are sold with audio these days. If the cameras have a mic, telling people "Oh, we turned the mic off in each camera" or "We don't record the audio" isn't very helpful.
- FinnKuhn 6mo agoJust cut the cable for the microphone?
- wolvoleo 6mo agoIt's often on the board as a MEMS microphone. But yes I've done this with all my ring cameras, they were still the old type. One of them was a bitch to open up though (the indoor one IIRC)
- 05 6mo agoThere’s another problem with this because a camera with a mic cable cut would look from the outside exactly like a camera with mic cable intact, and maintenance is a thing, so eventually it’s bound to be replaced by a camera with a working mic either by mistake or “by mistake” on purpose. There’s a trust issue here since people who would be affected by the presence of a mic won’t be able to easily visually verify that it’s disabled.
- finghin 6mo agoDrill through it!
- dpoloncsak 6mo agoDon't most of those dome/bubble cameras come without mics? I saw them advertised "With microphone" or something recently, which led me to assume that was a 'feature' of this model...but you know advertising
- Leon8090 6mo ago[dead]