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.
Is there any way to limit access to certain devices?
Yes, you would have to manually set it up though, wyze cameras would not let you access though the programs louis mentions.
Louis also explains, a bit, the system that he has for his network.
Offline network system for his cameras, then to access his videos he lists a couple but also says openVpn and others.
[3:40 thru 5:46] “Better off keeping your video on your network…”
[5:48] Example of him watching events from his cameras
Not too sure if I answered the “certain devices” part, was the above helpful?
I find it to be a helpful summary of parts of the video for one.
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.