Fair question. Of course I'd be against you following me around with your phone - but my Ring is pointed in my own front yard and walkway. A moving camera is different than a static one. I don't see how that's considered the same thing.
And my Ring will only start recording if someone is on my front porch (I have the range turned all the way down, with only the central zone recording [out of left/right/center]).
I don't know why that's invasive towards anyone who isn't trying to steal packages off my front porch. You won't show up on a recording unless you're on my property.
Maybe it's worth pointing out that I live in the suburbs and have a large front yard - I do understand your point for someone in an urban area who would theoretically be recording near-constantly as people walk by. But in this case, no one's showing up who isn't in my yard.
True, and it is good you have it turned down. But all your neighbors don't have too. They could be filming you 100% of the time you are outside. The biggest issue with these things is that they are networked and can be viewed 24/7 by people not outside your house right now. It is the scale of the surveillance that is most disturbing to me. I'm most worried about the people and cops turning my life into The Truman Show.
Yeah, that's all fair. Of course we're here on HN and natural tinkerers so the first thing I did was dial in the zones. Most people, as you mentioned indirectly, won't ever do this, and it'll just keep recording all day.
That being said we've had surveillance systems for ages and no one's ever thought about them, but I definitely get why people are nervous in some situations.
I kind of alluded to this but I even questioned my own ethics for a while with this thing. I lambast people for trading convenience for security or privacy all the time - the justification I give for having this myself is that a) it's not in my home (so I don't consider it a personal invasion), and b) it's restrained to my front porch and yard (so I don't consider it a public invasion).
Again, I can see why others would question my logic here.
And my Ring will only start recording if someone is on my front porch (I have the range turned all the way down, with only the central zone recording [out of left/right/center]).
I don't know why that's invasive towards anyone who isn't trying to steal packages off my front porch. You won't show up on a recording unless you're on my property.
Maybe it's worth pointing out that I live in the suburbs and have a large front yard - I do understand your point for someone in an urban area who would theoretically be recording near-constantly as people walk by. But in this case, no one's showing up who isn't in my yard.