How does Wyze support Google and Amazon? I’m genuinely asking.
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NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 9 hours agoYou can have both. I have a 360 camera set up around my house that records to a local dvr. I can remote into it when I’m not home and I’m not supporting ghoulish companies like google or Amazon.
FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
My bad, I mixed up wyze with nest, which google owns. Amazon owns blink and ring. I do know wyze was founded by former Amazon employees, which is definitely not the same as their being controlled or supported by Amazon. That said, you may want to read up on some of their security breaches, which have happened multiple times.
FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I’m aware. I just don’t care that some random person could see my driveway momentarily. If it kept happening, I would cancel.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
It’s not just a random person, you’re opening yourself up to the government subpoenaing wyze and collecting information about you without your knowledge or consent. In a normal world with a responsible government that wouldn’t be a huge deal provided you’re not doing anything seriously wrong, but that ship has sailed as of late. Don’t let them incriminate you with a fishing expedition for convenience
ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 9 hours ago
Which camera and software? I self-host some stuff, but there is a “too complex” point I sometimes reach.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
The cameras I inherited from the previous owner. They’re fairly low quality analog cameras but they get the job done. They had a Night Owl Brand system but I replaced it with a reolink dvr I have on a vlan so it’s separate from the rest of my network. When I have more time I’ll probably switch over to frigate though. That’ll likely come with me buying some higher quality cameras that are digital.
ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 7 hours ago
Thanks, I’ll look into those. I have a Wyze system without cloud features, but I’m sure privacy isn’t perfect.