Post #1424663

2026-04-02 16:40 UTC

I live in a country all properties are walled by default, I have a camera pointed at my front door and one at my garage door and then other cameras inside around the house. None captures any neighbor, just a bit of my sidewalk in front of my door/garage door. Those cameras use coaxial cables connected to a DVR inside my house recording the footage on an HDD. No internet connection, no image being transported through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth... but also no encryption anywhere... how hackable are these?

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@ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2026-04-02 16:45

The video is focused on cloud/internet enabled security cameras. A security system that isn't internet accessible and only stores footage locally is not of any concern unless you think someone would break into your house to take the HDD's themselves.

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@b000rg@midwest.social 2026-04-02 21:14

I'd be more worried about the corporate and state actors in your case. A criminal would have to already have intimate access to your home to snatch your video feed, so I wouldn't worry about that. If you do find a way to encrypt the video before saving to the HDD, that would protect you against police or insurance companies viewing the footage without your key. ETA: Though, NOT providing the key may give them reason to believe you have something to hide and pit them against you. 🤷

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