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Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 9 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] archomrade@midwest.social 53 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It drives me up a fucking wall that WiFi is the de-facto local device communication protocol. There are so many reasons not to use it.

[–] Blackmist 21 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Most home automation stuff seems to use Zigbee. Doesn't have a lot of bandwidth though, so not useful for video.

And frankly, even if you have a video, the police around here won't do shit with it unless someone has been killed.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago

That's because you aren't one of the owner class. The legally supported armed thugs don't protect the citizenry. They protect the owners private and personal property. Your personal property isn't worth protecting in their eyes.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago

I personally have many zigbee devices that I operate happily, but most entry devices by big names (e.g. Google, Amazon, Wyze) and smart-home appliances (think garage door openers, light/fan fixtures, laundry machines, ect.) end up being WiFi. Even if you're a self-sufficient homelabber who buys all zigbee and self-hosted devices, it's hard not to end up with a bunch of WiFi devices anyway.

And if you have a spouse who is less knowledgeable, it can be really hard to explain or justify the higher expense for something like a security camera, or dissuade them from buying a smart fan they really like because it uses an external WiFi connection for its smart features.

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 3 points 9 months ago

Zwave is great too, but still no video. Wired is the answer.