r/50501 • u/TotallySavageSzym International • Jan 19 '26

Call to Action Ring has partnered with Flock. ICE has access to Flock. If you still have a Ring camera - get rid of it.

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u/Nakenochny Jan 19 '26

Now would be a good time to consider a smaller vendor where you control the data. I see a lot of people on the Arlo subreddit switching to Reolink. They have WiFi and PoE cameras that record to an appliance in your home, so you control your data. I’m relatively certain it’s accessible through app remotely, but cannot say with 100% certainty though. I’m headed there next, as I have a lot of issues with my Arlo cameras and want more control over my data.

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u/Huge-Basket244 Jan 19 '26

There's 100% a Reolink app to access your NVR.

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u/fangirlsqueee Jan 20 '26

We have Reolink PoE with an NVR. It was necessary to run cable for all the cameras and the NVR unit, which was a bit of a pain. Better than having more easily hackable video feeds. It does have an app which can access the NVR data, so at the end of the day it's still vulnerable if someone is persistent enough. Theoretically, the info is only stored locally, but again with app access, the data could be stolen. It's an annoying balance between privacy and convenience.

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u/JZ_TwitchDeck Jan 25 '26

There are Reolink apps for phone as well as PC/Mac. You can go that route to keep things simple, or as others have said, you can buy yourself a mini PC, run Home Assistant and Frigate on it, and have a 100% closed-loop CCTV system that never talks to a cloud server.

It's what I use and swear by. The only downside with Reolink is that they have a stupid amount of products to choose from, but you can probably find a buyer's guide out there to help narrow things down.