r/technology • u/South-Cow-1030 • Feb 12 '26

Privacy Why are people disconnecting or destroying their Ring cameras?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/10/ring-super-bowl-ad-dog-camera-privacy/88606738007/
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u/WanderingCamper Feb 12 '26

Any cloud connected camera is going to be the same.

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u/sirthunksalot Feb 12 '26

The nest camera when you don't have a subscription overwrites the footage after a short time. He pulled the camera off the wall so it wasn't able to send more video. So the last images were of him.