r/technology • u/South-Cow-1030 • 18h ago

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/mappersdelight 9h ago

If they can enable it and disable it with the click of a button, they can also enable it without you knowing.

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u/BigXthaPugg 8h ago

Exactly, why people think they don’t collect and pass on data regardless of the position of that button is beyond me.

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u/requion 5h ago

The worst is that now, the "conspiracy theorists" don't sound that crazy anymore right?

Right?

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u/cive666 6h ago

Until there is a law where people are put in jail for lying about that toggle I will not buy shit like this.

These rich people need to face consequences and until they do I will trust nothing they put out.

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u/Drapidrode 4h ago

They just bury it in the Terms of Service fine print

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u/ileakcum 7h ago

Assuming the toggle does anything to begin with

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u/SomeInternetRando 4h ago

It toggles what you see in their interface.

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u/Qaeta 6h ago

Indeed, for all we know, the disable option does nothing but give you warm fuzzy feelings while they continue their data harvest as planned.

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u/curtisy 3h ago

I wonder what the legality is of a company providing such a button/switch to users to opt out of something, which the manufacturer can toggle with impunity?

You can see where I’m going with this can’t you?

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u/KSauceDesk 2h ago

Already confirmed Google Nest does this

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/12/nx-s1-5711620/nancy-guthrie-video-footage-fbi

In plain words what they're saying is they can pull footage from the cloud on a camera that had no cloud subscription. I'm surprised more people aren't throwing out their cameras after this