Does anybody know of any privacy respecting home security hardware? I can't find any and it's seriously pissing me off
@johnabs only dived into that field briefly in the realm of iot and quickly realized that privacy options suck.
Probably a last resort is building your own system like using old phones as cameras and then connecting them to a home server. KDEconnect might be a good technology to implement.
@barefootstache That's it, time to learn how to write firmware to do it the Thanos way: myself. uLisp, here I come.
Maybe once I have a sane default, I can make a startup, lol.
I think the biggest current problem is the need for live internet streaming to a phone, but I also don't want my users to be reliant on cloud storage or even having an account.
Any ideas? @freemo maybe you know something about this, considering you run qoto, right?
🇳🇱
I do run qoto, though not sure why that would imply I know much about home security.
I suspect you might have an easier time rolling your own home security system.
@freemo @barefootstache Nono, I meant more about the second part about not relying on cloud storage/accounts when it comes to transmitting data over the internet xD Sorry that wasn't clearer from my initial question, lol.
There are quite a few open-source live streaming options.
Check out this list:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streaming_media_systems
@freemo @barefootstache Oh, okay, perfect! Thanks for the suggestion, I'll take a look :D
See, I knew you were the (or at least one of the) guy(s) to ask! 😉
@freemo @johnabs @barefootstache
Here are some ideas for security hardware, etc. that will insure privacy:
-Big locks
-Shotgun
-Window bars
-Pitbull
-Good neighbors
@Pat @freemo @barefootstache Okay, actually ubiquiti has some excellent products at seemingly reasonable prices, but they're out of stock in the US. But for anyone else, they have regional stores in other countries that seem to be in stock. https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-protect
If anyone wants to help me procure parts from outside the US so I can build my system...I would appreciate it 🤫
@johnabs @freemo @barefootstache
Seriously...
It depends on how "secure" you want it to be.
Tempest compliant? - you'd probably have to build the hardware yourself.
Encrypted communication? - you can use generic utilities for that.
I think it would be difficult to trust any full-blown application from any vendor, if for no other reason than the shear amount of code involved.
You could probably very easily set up a camera connected to a Raspberry Pi or something and, using currently available Linux utilities and a simple script, create something that could record the video and make it available via an encrypted channel to a remote location.
Remote locks would be a little more involved, but why the f*ck anyone would want to lock/unlock their home remotely is beyond me.
