I’m shopping around for a front door camera and I wanted some input as far as security goes. I want a camera from a company that stores minimal to no personal information and doesn’t share user info with third parties.

I don’t really want to have to pay for cloud storage but if I have to and the company has a secure cloud storage model that would be fine, preferably it’d be nice to be able to store footage on my local file server but a mix of that and the ability to rent cloud storage would not be bad either.

Thanks in advance for your input.

  • @[email protected]BEnglish
    1•10 months ago

    i recommend not using the cloud at all. go 100% local. you have no idea if the cloud provider is actually properly protecting your stuff, and you are beholden to them continuing their cloud services.
    in that regard, it will be more work to be able to access your video outside of your house.
    if you get a NAS, there are plenty of NVR software available
    https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/zydzyx/best\_free\_affordable\_nvr\_software\_i\_have\_tried\_a/
    i personally use synology surveillance station since i already have synology systems.
    to ensure security, the cameras should be placed on a dedicated network with no internet access. this is easy since you will already need a POE switch, so the only devices connected to the POE switch are the cameras and the NVR. no higher security (from the camera point of view) than that. then you just need to ensure the NVR is secure.
    going to store bought route from Hickvision or others for example, they have horrible security so going with a Linux (or windows if you want to use Blue Iris) machines with the proper security in place is a good bet.