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I don't have any cameras in my house but am contemplating getting some outside ones. They will definitely be hard wired and isolated on their own router.
I don't have any cameras in my house but am contemplating getting some outside ones. They will definitely be hard wired and isolated on their own router.
A few years back I had a wanscam as one of my cams. It worked, but I had a way of keeping it just local. Currently I have two independent wired systems and a couple of dashcams with 32g cards. If anything were to happen, the time for the cards to recycle is long enough that I can pull them for review. Having independent sources means I'm not worried about one crapping out or someone disabling or hacking.
I've been thinking of having one cam up on the road, for use by both me and the sheriff. Getting a tag number on vehicles after a rural theft could cut down on druggies stealing in the area and force them, one way or the other, to go elsewhere. The roads are public and there is no expectation of privacy there.
I don't care if police get info, it is China and other foreign governments that concern me.
I don't care if police get info, it is China and other foreign governments that concern me.
Technology companies simply handing data to law enforcement that has been obtained from their customers is something I will never find acceptable. Personally I think it should be illegal, the only exception being the customer has consented or they have warrant.
Technology companies simply handing data to law enforcement that has been obtained from their customers is something I will never find acceptable. Personally I think it should be illegal, the only exception being the customer has consented or they have warrant.
I'm in agreement with that, as a principle. However, I also know that I'd hand over dash-com footage I had of an accident to help establish fault, or images on a public road. I do expect and have privacy in my home and parts of my property.
Dashcams limit any snooping, unlike stuff that can be accessed online. They are also easier than some systems to rig to continue working in a power failure. (Plus, they are cheap to the point that if one stops working or gets stolen, it is no big deal.) Gamecams and motion detecting cameras generally suck, as by the time the camera wakes, the action you want to record has already happened.
Privacy concerns are the main reason I have not bought a Ring doorbell. I would like to have a good system to watch the door, the street, back alley and back yard, cover all the gates.
Ill stick to my outdated Zmodo H.264 960h DVR wired by BNC cable for now. I bought the DVR in 2014 and its still going strong, although, I might upgraded it to a ZOSI DVR so I could use cameras with 720p or 1080p resolution. DVRs are being phased out, but NVRs are still a bit too expensive for me. I added a microphone to the front and back door cameras and while I hate the whining sound, I can still hear everything.
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