Just canceled my Ring Doorbell plan.

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31. Why does **EVERYTHING** have to be connected to the Internet ?? Most of the time, it's not needed.

It's mostly laziness on the part of companies who just want to sell turnkey systems with no big effort on their part -- just follow the monkey-see-monkey-do instructions from the mfgr. The turnkey systems are provided by corps who recognize all the data those systems collect is commodifiable, and jump at the chance to sell it.

Of course, it's true you can't unlock your front door while sitting in your favorite restaurant (something prominently featured in ads) without Internet, but then, neither can anyone else unlock your door.