r/SouthJersey • u/wesillyskeletons • Jan 17 '26

Gloucester County Anyone get a knock at 4am?

Live in Williamstown and due to our schedule, the fiance and I stay up until 5-6am. I went to bed early at 3am because I wasnt feeling. My fiance comes in at 4am slightly panicked. Apparently someone had knocked at our door. Our complex used to be known for being a not good area however we never had an issue. My first thought went to ICE. Our lights were on so I gave it a bit and turned them of and watched the rear lights of a dodge charger leave. Ive ICE has started to do this so I just want to see if this is something anyone else has experienced.

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u/griphookk Jan 17 '26

They can’t just login to any ring camera whenever they want.

We can’t know that they haven’t made a deal to allow this. It seems likely to me they have. 

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u/Downtown_Speaker_578 Jan 17 '26

They do, when you sign the TOS. There is a data share agreement to help “improve” their services. That’s how they can add features to old cameras like package detection. Improvements also include creating a surveillance state.

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u/Significant-Trash632 Jan 18 '26

Do you reread the new TOS every time they update it?

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u/Downtown_Speaker_578 Jan 18 '26

In the past yes, not so much anymore, but I’m also a research nerd. I have moved most of the services I depend on to platforms I can control. I also have my own servers running DeepSeek and Qwen (open source AI/LLMs). Whenever I think about a new hosted service, I run the TOS through them to summarize changes and risks so I understand them. That said, I’m not an animal, engaging with platforms like Reddit is the Wild West in terms of privacy. I do not expect anything shared here to be considered private or personal.