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I have no problem with this. I have ring cameras all around my property and so do most of my neighbors and it's already caught multiple people attempting breaking and stealing packages.

They get hacked because of poor password choices.

You are fighting against a changing tide and the benefits of the cameras vastly outweigh the privacy concerns.

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It’s not even a changing tide. Security has always been more important than privacy to the average person.

In the 90s monitored home security was a HUGE business. Thousands for an install and thousands more per year to have someone sit around and watch for unusual activity and report it to the police. ADT and Brinks are all that’s really left, but I remember dozens of companies competing in this space growing up.

Now you can get the same essential service, better in many ways, for $99 and a small monthly fee.

It sounds like we agree.

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