“cloud” has nothing to do with this. Plenty of people use wireless cameras for local/selfhost setups because it is easier for them to run power than data/ethernet.
And there are actually very good arguments for wired “cloud” cameras. Because if you still have an internet connection (cable drop to the street), then your footage and alert are now offsite rather than on a hard drive in the house that is being “attacked”.
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
I was including wireless local cameras in that, admittedly loose, ‘cloud’ definition due to the instability wifi introduces.
A long as that cloud is your own: ie another site you own, or a VPS; mirroring the local storage the cameras are wired to, alright. But not as the primary and only destination.
There’s been plenty of examples of cloud based systems you subscribe to (ie corporate online storage only), cutting off user access, shutting down, having their own network/systems issues, providing data to third parties including authorities without warrants, etc…
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Yes. There are many issues with cloud based providers for stuff like this.
Someone using a wifi jammer to take out your wireless cameras has nothing to do with that.