Technology

Also, quit putting unnecessary, Internet connected cameras indoors.

I seriously cannot fathom the amount of people that seem to want to put cameras up in their own bedrooms and just let them stream video constantly.

It has nothing to do with any serious home security, and everything to do with mindless consumerism. Hopefully it's a trend that will pass.

Don't kink shame me! Gaping security violations get me all hot and bothered. Sometimes I check my bank account on public WiFi, just for the thrill.

Better: don't connect your cameras to the internet

I'd assume fucking cameras are made specifically for the bedroom.

I’m assuming they are in young children’s bedrooms. There’s only one reason to put a camera in an adult’s bedroom ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

We should compile a big list of reasons with sources on top of this one

Thank you for this comment.

They may have people working in their homes whom they do not fully trust - cleaners, maids, nannies etc.

Oh geez what do I do?? I've got an Internet connected camera in my hand right now!

Ironic that the website itself is http.

just looking around randomly and it's weird how many of them are private property.

The "S" in IOT is for "security".

People don't think about that. You have to register somewhere in order to use your $12.99 cam, install some app and are good to go.

How would a someone not interested in tech know that the footage data is stored on some online server and you are at the mercy of their itsec.

Home assistant tries to keep shit local.

Some do it to potentially document accidents - I know some racial minorities in my country that say they are accused of child abuse and investigated at the drop of the hat if they bring their kid to the doctor and they have any kind of bruise. I heard of a Muslim woman who lost custody of her kid for 48 hours until she was able to produce CCTV footage of her child breaking his arm in a playground accident, and not due to some act of child abuse.

So,, having a cam that catches your kid experiencing an innocuous fall wherever it may be in the house is a good security measure, particularly if the justice system comes at you preloaded with bias.

So, just an FYI, I bought Eufy cameras because I believed their marketing bullshit about being secure and end-to-end encrypted. About two months later they changed how they describe their security and quietly modified their privacy policy. Turns out they're not really end-to-end encrypted and it is possible to gain access to the streams sometimes.

My recommendation, after doing my research is not to buy anything that is able to be viewed remotely. Buy something that stores the video locally, in your home. If possible, buy and install wired cameras.

The most important thing is just to have cameras that are positioned to watch you in bed.

I'm just about to setup TP-link cameras connected to Frigate (NVR software) with a Coral TPU for offline object detection. This means I can block access to internet for the cameras and use a VPN home if I want to watch them.