#Ring #doorbell has been replaced by a local-only alternative for less than the cost of my annual Ring Subscription.

And #windows NTFS partitions have been mounted by #Bazzite allowing me to recover the dregs of the data I forgot when I buggered up the attempt at dual boot.

The #deshitification has been good this weekend!

Technical Report - SmartHomeFehler: Ring

Ring Doorbell: App Stuck on 'Checking for Updates' Fix

#Ring #Doorbell #AppStuckonCheckingforUpdates

🔍 Full Report: https://www.digitalhomefaults.org/ring/doorbell/ring-doorbell-app-stuck-checking-updates

RE: https://flipboard.com/@sciam/scientific-american-84dqsc5gz/-/a-oSUGF1dIQICTn2JgZFzjNw%3Aa%3A2742854164-%2F0

The original #fish #doorbell, located here in #Utrecht 🐟🔔

Lukas & his team analysis: Ring

Ring Doorbell: Fixing a Missing MAC Address Issue

#Ring #Doorbell #MACaddressmissing

🔍 Full Report: https://www.digitalhomefaults.org/ring/doorbell/ring-doorbell-missing-mac-address-fix

#Video #Doorbell Advice and Settings for Opting Out of the #Surveillance State

Video #doorbells are handy, but they’re a threat to #privacy. I spoke to experts about why you might ditch your doorbell, and how to safeguard your video.
#optout

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-secure-your-video-doorbell/

Do you know where your DoorBell video is going? Tracking lost dogs and pizza delivery may be masking a bigger privacy issue.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-secure-your-video-doorbell/ #creepy #Surveillance #Privacy #DoorBellVideo #DoorBell #Video #LawEnforcement #PrivacyRights #Warrant #OwnYourData #AI #AITraining #Encryption #TermsandConditions #UserTerms

Smart Home Diagnostic (Lukas): Ring

Ring Doorbell: Fixing Video Freezing Issues

#Ring #Doorbell #VideoFreezing

🔍 Full Report: https://www.digitalhomefaults.org/ring/doorbell/ring-doorbell-video-freezing-fix

Smart Home Diagnostic (Lukas): Ring

Ring Doorbell: Fixing Voltage Drop Issues in Canadian Cold

#Ring #Doorbell #VoltageDrop

🔍 Full Report: https://www.digitalhomefaults.org/ring/doorbell/ring-doorbell-voltage-drop-fix

There has been a huge backlash after Amazon Ring advertised its dystopian surveillance feature "Search party" (dressed up as a way to find lost dogs).

Now a $10,000 award has been offered for anyone who can find a way to run Ring doorbell cameras locally, cutting off the flow of video data to Amazon's servers.

Read more in my article on the Bitdefender blog: https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/10-000-bounty-hack-ring-cameras

#cybersecurity #surveillance #ring #doorbell #privacy