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Why are people disconnecting or destroying their Ring cameras? (www.usatoday.com)
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A Super Bowl ad for Ring security cameras boasting how the company can scan neighborhoods for missing dogs has prompted some customers to remove or even destroy their cameras.

Online, videos of people removing or destroying their Ring cameras have gone viral. One video posted by Seattle-based artist Maggie Butler shows her pulling off her porch-facing camera and flipping it the middle finger.

Butler explained that she originally bought the camera to protect against package thefts, but decided the pet-tracking system raised too many concerns about government access to data.

"They aren't just tracking lost dogs, they're tracking you and your neighbors," Butler said in the video that has more than 3.2 million views.

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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Well, I wouldn't suggest doing crimes to physically break them, but you can break their little AI brains with a bit of adversarial noise and someone with a printer that can print on some sort of clear backing.

Benn Jordan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ

[–] Killer_Tree@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I clicked the link just to get a brief look at this video and ended up watching the whole thing and subscribing to Benn Jordan. Thank you for sharing!

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I did the same thing. The one about 'gifts for people who don't trust the government' is what got me when someone posted it here or in c/privacy. I'm glad I could pass it along!

I like his viewpoint, he always has interesting projects and his music background adds a nice little touch to the production values of his content.

e: Also, if you're into math and physics check out 3Blue1Brown (Neural Networks math: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aircAruvnKk) and Art of the Problem (Explaining how energy can turn into rocks, physics explainer: https://youtu.be/f8O3XMrC8hg)