I am in the process of purchasing a home, and the house that it’s looking like I am likely to buy has a Ring alarm system and camera installed. I like the idea of having burglar alarms on the windows and doors, but I do not want to use Ring. Between their ownership from Amazon and sharing data with the cops, I don’t trust them.
Are there privacy-friendly home security systems out there that don’t require an ongoing subscription? Bonus points if the devices are HomeAssistant compatible.
It might be worth looking at the devices, but some of the ring stuff is ZigBee/wave (not sure which) and will play reasonably well with home assistant. This might offer some reuse of the equipment.
Edit:
wait, no. I’m thinking of something else. Not ring.No, I was right the first time. Older stuff usually, and of course not wifi.
https://github.com/ImSorryButWho/HomeAssistantNotes/blob/main/RingKeypadV2.md
I can confirm that my Ring contact sensors and water leak sensors (both Z-Wave) work well with HomeAssistant using the Nortek QuickStick combo Z-Wave/Zigbee dongle. Sadly I still have my Ring system, but eventually I’ll move away from it.