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Comment by StilesCrisis | Hacker News Reader

I don't have the Google doorbell because I'm worried about crime. I just really like it! It tells me when packages arrive even if nobody knocks (they never do!). It tells me who's at the door by name! I can have photographic evidence the when the deer eat the flowers overnight and silently curse at them.

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do you think it’s a good thing, or a bad thing that google has a list of who came to your house when?

I don't really care? We also use Location Sharing so Google already knows my family members' locations. And if you ever use Google Maps they know your location too.

For that matter, they also know my credit card number, and supply the internet connection to my house.

There's no chance I'm hiding from Google, so might as well have the cool doorbell.

As a Nest doorbell owner (came with the house), I think it's completely neutral and will never realistically have any import to anyone. I did turn off the facial recognition on mine, but if it could not be turned off, I would still not bother replacing the thing.

>I did turn off the facial recognition on mine

This only turns off facial recognition for you. If you care.

Google can easily post-process your footage (and, IMHO, does).

Shrug. When I get anyone coming to my house who doesn't carry a gps tracker on them at all times, usually Google's, I'll give it some more thought.

I'm actually one of those people — but yes I know we're a rarity.

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