Ring Door Bell

[Glenda58]

My neighbor put on a ring door bell. He showed me on his phone. It looks straight at my house. When my was away would dress and sometimes take the dog the front at night. Now I can't he will see me on his phone. Sometimes I would walk down the street with dog. I think there are more houses with security cameras because of some break ins. So I guess I won't be going out anymore with the dog.

[Maria 60]

It's sad but true. I'm a victim also, I have the ring and security cameras also because of house and vehicle thefts. I only look at the door bell when it rings and the camera I don't view unless I need to see something. I guess I have better things to do then look at camaras. It's sad that there really is no more privacy.

[April Rose]

Why is his door bell looking at your house?

[Sandi Beech]

Glenda,

I would not worry too much about the doorbell phones. Like Maria says, I really only look at it when something is close enough to trigger a push notification like a package being delivered at the front door. That being said, I have 8 security cams around my house on a dedicated NVR and nothing passes by that I do not know about. So if you are worried about cams, look for the ones attached to the buildings as they are more capable.

Sandi

[candykowal]

I am the geek around my neighbors and have wired cameras, but one neighbor has a son who keeps by the window to smoke pot and might spy me going to the garage in a skirt in heels, so I have a grab and go bag.
As far as walking the pooch, is the back door out to the alley a option for your girly dog walking?
There might be a market for a circuit scrambler button you could push and for 20 seconds, every camera in a 1000 ft radius scrambles!
Gosh, someone could make a fortune and put all the camera companies out of business!

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Glenda :hugs:, SMILE, You are on Candid Camera ! >Orchid**O:daydreaming:O**

[Karren H]

Dress up like a female FEDEX driver..... to blend in! lol

[Teresa]

Glenda,
I 'm with April on this one , why is his camera pointing at your door ? I wonder if he knows all about Glenda and he's trying to catch you out . , does it really matter what he thinks . The point is wear something appropriate if you are going to be seen .

I'm so glad I'm past all this now , I still walk everyday with other dog walkers as Teresa , some don't know me in male mode and the ones that do have possibly forgotten what I look like in male mode .

[JennB]

The Ring (or other similar doorbells) can certainly be a catch for you, but it can also be a tool. We have one at home and it has been the heads up on a couple occasions that gave me the warning that the visitor in the yard wasn't just a delivery but was a family member and cued me into enough time to de-femme and not have it end up being an awkward moment. Good and bad here!

[Shelly Preston]

For those asking, I would assume the doors are directly opposite.

This means the ring doorbell camera is looking at Glenda's door, as it cant do anything else.

[Jean 103]

Yes they are everywhere, the same with security cameras.

Oh and if there is a break in there. They could end up checking everyone's door bell, so it could be someone else in the neighborhood looking at pictures of you.

I know a little about this stuff, I'm a service tech and see these things all day long,and a close friend has one.

If you leave your house, it is very likely that you will be caught on video.

[MindyCD]

I have a ring doorbell and can confirm that it will pick up any person who enters the 'motion zone' which can adjusted in size.

I also have a ring camera out the back garden and went out to quickly put something in the bin under the cover of darkness while dressed in one of my maid outfits. Forgot about the camera until I was out there. Had to quickly delete the footage. Very easy to be caught out!

[MonicaPVD]

Every new gadget represents a further erosion of privacy but, as a society, we signaled long ago that we're cool with that. Regardless, it's safe to assume that the minute you step outside of your home, someone is going to notice. Camera or not. Privacy is dead beyond the confines of our home, and it has been for quite a while now. Act accordingly.

[Alexis00]

We had a couple neighborhood “watch ladies.” They’re potentially worse!

[Rogina B]

Dress up like a female FEDEX driver..... to blend in! lol

Around Boston,Amazon Prime trucks are everywhere ! Doesn't seem like a driving test was given !

[MonicaPVD]

If you have a pulse and are willing to put in long hours, you're hired by Amazon. Period.

[Cheryl T]

If it's anything like the Ring I have and you are across the street he won't be able to tell it's you unless he knows your wife's schedule.

[Star01]

My son installs security systems for a living. I don?t have one of his security systems but he gave me some decals for the front door and Windows. When potential burglars see the decal hopefully they?re fooled into thinking I have an active security system. Aside from that I live in a rural area and have three trained killer house cats that would distract intruders with their purring.

I think the most interesting thing in this thread is the neighbor who sits with the window open. I wish I had more neighbors like that as it?s something I have been fond of since 1969. All in moderation of course but it?s very useful for Netflix and songwriting sessions.

[AngelaYVR]

Well for all you know, every neighbour on your block already own these vile devices and have been eating popcorn and watching you for a while! Just dress in your finest and give your neighbours and the Amazon workers/police who are allowed to tap into the feed something nice to look at.

[Alexis00]

The one neighbor I dreaded catching me could not have been nicer!

[Stephanie47]

My neighbor directly across the street has a Ring doorbell. Our driveways are directly across from each other. She installed it because her next door neighbor is a low level drug seller who has customers dropping in during the night. She has every car on her hard drive now. It's not that the camera "looks" directly at our house. It's just the field of vision. I asked her about the scope of its activation. She told me the camera "sees" half way up my driveway. The door I use to exit en femme is fifty feet from the curb. There is a 32' wide street and then the length of her driveway. My house sits about six feet above the street so the field of vision for her camera would not record anyone getting into my car. I am the only driver of the one car in our family. She knows my wife does not drive due to a vision impairment. If she were to see a female image en femme enter the car, she knows it is not my wife. I know her camera would be activated once I roll down into the street. That means I would have to drive north so the driver's image would be away from the camera. I guess everyone is going to be recorded on any walk through a neighborhood, and, definitely entering a commercial space. Yes, smile, and look your best.

[CarlaWestin]

I have a Ring doorbell as does everyone else in the neighborhood. They really only get good resolution for about fifty feet. I know that I never check mine visually when the audible alarm goes off because by the time you do, the person is usually gone. Unless they actually push the button.
Ring records only to a cloud service and I don't believe it's worth the money.
On occasion when visiting neighbors, I've seen the camera views that they are getting. For the most part, it would be a fluke for someone to actually be reviewing video (something that most people hardly ever do) and catch Carla out for a stroll. My neighbour across the street put in cameras to monitor the landscapers when they went on their missions (vacations) but, I doubt they bother to look when they are home.

Or they might have a whole collection of Carla and her outfits. And I've worn some interesting things out to get the newspaper. I personally don't care as I'm having more fun than most people can even figure out.

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[Geena75]

I would imagine that a ring camera on your own home could be a real problem in a closeted or DADT setting.

[docrobbysherry]

My neighbors must see a LOT of Sherry's activities and weird things during photos shoots. What they think is none of my business!:thumbsdn:

If they r ever bold enuff to ask what the heck is going on, or about some weird thing they've seen, they can ask me. No one has yet!:devil:

A lot of them could have seen this!:eek:
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[CarlaWestin]

Sherry Poppins?

[Glenda58]

I live across the street from them. They where showing me the deer in front yard. BTW She works for TSA and He's a undercover police officer. The cameras are for the cars they drive for work. Very Hi Def.

[Helen_Highwater]

As others have said, the activation range can be set. The problem is if you set them for a distance beyond your property boundaries you're going to get all sorts of strange activations and quickly tire of the interruptions.

I have friends who have these door bells. I've been round to see them, rung the bell, waited while they came to the door and while I stand outside and we chat (covid) after a minute or so their mobile rings which is the indication there's someone at the door. Well who's going to hang around for 3-4 minutes on the chance someone will remotely answer you?

Human nature being what it is, once the novelty has worn off a lot of folks won't bother looking at stored images unless there's a real need to.

[darla_g]

Sherry wins this THREAD!

[Pumped]

I don't know, Carla in the French maid outfit, thigh highs and heels getting the newspaper is pretty good too!

[Sandi Beech]

Just be glad I am not your neighbor : )

Looks like I caught someone here going out dressed up - street view. Oh that's me catching my Uber ride to a local club last summer.

Sandi

[Krisi]

If you walk in and out of your house dressed as a woman, don't worry about the doorbells or cameras. You never know when people are looking out their windows or doors and it's not a matter of "if" you will be seen, it's a matter of "when" you will be seen. It's going to happen. The cameras increase the chance and they leave a permanent record, but if you're walking out of your house dressed as a woman, you will be seen sooner or later.

Consider the consequences before you step out the door.

[Stephanie47]

Amen, Krisi!

[Beverley Sims]

'Aint technology wonderful, cameras are so high definition and cheap these days.

Glenda, you will just have to learn to live with it, learn to ignore them, learn the threats and get along with life.

They tell me nothing is constant but change. :-)

LGBTIQ is becoming more acceptable these days and hopefully tolerance.

[Helen_Highwater]

Add to the mix most images are stored on cloud drives with limited capacity so stuff gets overwritten after a period of time.

[Krisi]

Hopefully, most of us are unrecognizable as our male selves once we get all dolled up so video cameras shouldn't be a problem once we are away from our homes and usual hangouts. The trick of course, is to get out of the house and out of the neighborhood (and don't go to places where they know you as a male). And don't drive a unique vehicle that your friends would recognize.

If you keep your car in a garage, you might be able to get away with just driving out of the garage and driving away but you might want to wait and put the wig on later.

I can't do that so I underdress and change away from home in a parking lot somewhere. It's a PITA, but you have to do what's necessary. Of course I change back before I come back home.

[Jennifer_Ph]

I used to feel like that. Now I just own it. Wear what I want. Once I told my family and friends about Jennifer, all was good. And I lost none of them.

[abby054]

I agree with Angela and Krisi. Cameras are ubiquitous. Either own it or avoid places where, if there may be a camera, it would to be trouble. Me? I do not go out dressed near home. I own it when far enough away.

The same is true for low tech. If there is a window or a space visible to the public, it is possible someone will watch. Again, either own it or avoid it. I do not go dressed where I am not fine with being seen.

[Lacyfem]

Why wouldn't it point at your door if you're right across the street from each other. Also, these cameras have extremely wife angle lenses so any figure across the street would be quite small and most people don't have the software to blow up these images or do they care too.

[Rachel Anne]

Yep. This started about 5 years ago. Every house in my neighborhood is festooned with cameras. And you can bet there are at least 2-3 nosy neighbors that review the nights footage. Just take a look at "Nextdoor" or similar FB pages, and you will see dozens, if not hundreds of people in you local neighborhood who seemingly have nothing better to do than to watch/complain about what other people are doing. x100 with people sitting home post-COVID.

This combination means that the moment you open your door you are probably on 4k color video (with night enhancement).

I understand the whole "just own it" point of view, but many aren't ready or don't want the hassle that comes with it. Not to mention there are tons of people who just love to post that stuff on YT.

[Sometimes Steffi]

If you keep your car in a garage, you might be able to get away with just driving out of the garage and driving away but you might want to wait and put the wig on later.

I can't do that so I underdress and change away from home in a parking lot somewhere. It's a PITA, but you have to do what's necessary. Of course I change back before I come back home.

Yes to garage, that's what I usually do when my wife is gone. But, it's a clear violation of two DADT boundary rules: dressing at home and leaving the neighborhood dressed.

Yes to parking lots. It's not a violation of any boundary rules. I have several parking lots or garages where I sometimes change, but I wish my wife would understand that it's more dangerous for me. I park in remote places and I might have "stranger danger." Also, the police me stop by and catch me partially nude. That's probably an arrestable offense, especially if the officer want to have a little fun.

[Pumped]

As long as you have the naughty bits covered you can change clothes anywhere you like! cops might still question you, but really nothing they can do.

As for being an arrestable offence. I remember and article where some pervert was driving around nude and would get girls to come up to his car. He got arrested for obscene exposure, but got let go because he was so fat his tummy covered his junk!

[lingerieLiz]

Neighbors know me. Since I don't wear dresses much I'm not worried. Especially since I do dress as a woman. except very rare occasions. Got my car worked on today wearing a black sweater over black bra, jeans and booties. Talked to several people without any strange looks. I don't wear makeup anymore nor do women in my age group.

[Donna42]

I?m fairly certain every house in our neighborhood has cameras. Years ago my neighbor caught me out back having a cigarette after I?d told everyone I quit. Glad I wasn?t dressed then lol