I have 2 Glocks...good enough for me...
It doesn't PREVENT or stop anything from happening.
Porch pirates definitely notice these devices. It's certainly not going to stop any motivated intruder if they've decided they are going to come into a home. But many thieves will go after the easiest target and look for the lowest probability of getting caught. A camera helps reduce those chances.
Based on evidence or speculation?
The evening news is filled with videos of porch pirates who are never caught despite the cameras. Could this be a FALSE sense of security that might even render you more vulnerable in ways you haven't even contemplated yet? Are you prepared to prosecute the porch pirate and endure whatever fallout occurs with that?
Based on evidence or speculation?
The evening news is filled with videos of porch pirates who are never caught despite the cameras. Could this be a FALSE sense of security that might even render you more vulnerable in ways you haven't even contemplated yet? Are you prepared to prosecute the porch pirate and endure whatever fallout occurs with that?
I've read about the Social Credits thing quite a bit. That scares the crap out of me. Could you imagine us having that kind of system? Most major cities big tourist areas are blanketed in cameras but they're looking for suspicious people, packages, etc. I'm pretty much okay with that. Using facial recognition to see if I flick a cigarette on the ground is crazy, IMHO.China has 120 million cameras monitoring its citizens. They love it. They have a system called Social Credits. Get caught doing something the state doesn't like, you lose social credits. Lose too many and your job disappears, your travel rights cease, you may lose your home. etc. This ensures compliance and makes people feel safe. Of course, their brutal treatment of prisoners is probably a great deterrent too. Whether or not the US adopts greater use of cameras or not will come down to some major event involving cameras that tips public sentiment in one way or another.
You watching TV? No, your wifi'd smart TV is watching YOU! You listening to music? No, Alexa is listening to YOU!Social Credits is taken almost directly from George Orwell's "1984". Big Brother is watching!
I've read about the Social Credits thing quite a bit. That scares the crap out of me. Could you imagine us having that kind of system?
You are correct. I am a relative Luddite though. I avoid strictly voice operated devices and disable that feature on my phone and PC. I avoid 3rd party apps on those platforms and NEVER sign in to any app with my Google or Facebook ID. I also don't use those "fun" 3rd party apps that modify your pictures or tell you what your Viking name would be (or other such BS). I even require 2-step authentication for banking on my personal PC (in other words, I never check the box that asks if this is a trusted device). Of course, malware could override a lot of what I do and Google, Facebook and Amazon are always tracking what I do. Perhaps I am just giving myself a false sense of security by taking these precautions but I do them anyhow.You watching TV? No, your wifi'd smart TV is watching YOU! You listening to music? No, Alexa is listening to YOU!
Will it make any difference, no. Convenience wins every time.