Short Summary
- Importance of decreasing dependence on cloud-connected products you don’t have control over.
- Examples of security cameras from companies like Arlo and Sun Valley Tech with disabled features or cameras without warning.
- Lack of innovation in modern products, with companies prioritizing profit over product improvement.
- Benefits of using older IP cameras that support standards like RTSP and ONVIF for more control over devices and data.
- Story shared about a security incident involving Wyze cameras where user footage was accessible to others due to third-party integration.
- Emphasis on keeping video data on your network rather than uploading it to external servers for privacy and security reasons.
- Advice on choosing products from companies that respect user privacy and offer more control over data and device usage.
- Setting up a camera system using software like Freegate on a device such as a Nook without connecting it to the internet.
- Using a VPN to access the camera system remotely and the benefits of keeping the system offline for security.
- Importance of self-hosting and managing data on your own network for privacy and security reasons, rather than relying on external servers.
Louis suggests using Opensense and using VLans to segment a network.
He uses PFsense but if he started again he would consider using Opensense instead.