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by avhon1 2097 days ago
If somebody ever gained access to Ring's online video storage, they could easily process it to get a list of addresses and home/not-home schedules. They then could sell subscription access to that online for cheap, giving criminals a huge list of target homes (wealthy enough to be buying amazon's security products) and when it is safe to break in to them.
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What an odd feeling-- to see somebody discussing an illicit business and putting a subscription model to it. A sign of the times, I guess...
This was a thing starting in the early 10s. URL was something like burgleme.com. It used Facebook posts to identify when people were away from their homes.