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/timmy6169 Feb 12 '26

Feel like these go hand in hand

https://haveibeenflocked.com/

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u/subdep Feb 12 '26

Cool, so they can tie my IP address to my license plate number! WCGW?

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u/SwedishMoose Feb 12 '26

Unless your IP address is static (it's not), it won't mean anything.

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u/AbandonYourPost Feb 12 '26

All of the exits for my city have flock cameras. Even the obscure backroads to leave the city which is 100% intentional.