The Insecurity of Video Doorbells

Clive Robinson • March 5, 2024 7:54 AM

@ ALL,

There is a saying,

“Sometimes when you pay for what you get, you really pay for what you get over and over.”

Meaning that “buyer beware” is rather more than a surface effect.

Worse that there is no real correlation between paying more and getting better quality (remember security is part of quality). Also there is not a correlation between paying less and getting less quality (thus security) even though the price difference has to originate from somewhere, the question is “where?”

As a rule of thumb these days you should ask “Why is this connected to the Internet?”

That is what justifies the expense of,

1, added components
2, added software
3, other added such as board area.

And importantly,

4, What does the consumer gain
5, What does the producer gain
6, What do third parties gain.

If your “third party model” includes data brokers, law enforcement, and Governments –and it should– then deciding the price is too high no matter what you pay may or should tell you to make a different purchasing or acceptance model.

Money may not be everything, but peace of mind almost certainly is in the long term.