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Security researcher here. I'm assuming this to be some low cost chinese easily hacked thing.
The product page says it offers cloud storage. Though you maybe can use it offline by recording to an SD card.
So it may not require a subscription, but it still requires an online service... which kind of misses the point that people make about these things being privacy nightmares.
It wasn't the fee that people were worried about, it was the network video camera uploading to a cloud service which can be accessed by the secret police.
Yup, it's a rebranded Tuya device.
So exactly the same, but a lot cheaper?
Can't say anything about Ring unfortunately, haven't analyzed them myself :/
Do you have a recommendation for consumer-priced outdoor cameras/doorbells? Seems like a minefield.
I don't have input on cameras specifically, but I have gone pretty deep into trying to understand how to maximise security and interoperability in smart home stuff, through open source control.
A starting point for the you-in-control app to use for smart devices is Home assistant. I was surprised by how easy it was to set up self hosted smart home stuff, largely because there's loads of guides that build around home assistant. So whether a particular camera works with home assistant is a good starting search filter
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Only cameras I recommend are not consumer priced :/ Axis. You do get full access, can run your own code and offline etc.
Reolink for the cameras and deny them internet access. You can tell them to record to internal SD Card and / or setup an NVR like Frigate. If you don't want "roll your own" headaches and have the money for it then use gear from Ubiquiti and UniFi Protect.
Nah, they make them in the stockroom out of leftover shipping boxes and old VCRs.