[GTALUG] a simple security solution?

[Russell Reiter]

You might also want to consider logging wi-fi contacts at doorway. I came
across this article on Probemon using the Pi. Not exactly a blanket
solution but this could be usefully integrated with other things in order
to generate access tokens and trigger recording events.

https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/log-wi-fi-probe-requests-from-smartphones-laptops-with-probemon-0176303/

Russell


On Tue, Apr 16, 2019, 12:08 PM Karen Lewellen via talk, <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> This  though is why the notification aspect is so important.  If the setup
> tracks who entres my front door, I am more concerned about who might be
> coming in then who is outside, and sends me a notification then I know if
> I need have  the images reviewed.   If there is  face recognition, i. e.
> so
> i do not set off the event myself that is a plus, but because I live alone
> and   am supposed to be told with 24 hours notice if another needs to be
> here, anyone walking through my door without me with them is a possible
> problem.
> I do not need to see the video myself, just know that video has been
> captured of a specific type of  information.  If an event is triggered and
> I know of the appointment, again I can skip the notification.
> Part of why the raspberry pi idea seemed so appealing  is that  once
> configured it does that very thing, without being very large it watches
> the area and send me an e-mail, or a voice mail that something has been
> captured...then I can do the rest.
> Does that make more sense?
> at most I am spending a little money gathering the tools and perhaps
> paying  a tech for the setup.  In the end though I have a way to know if
> anyone is entering my home without permission with pictures for the
> authorities.
> Kare
>
>
>
> On Tue, 16 Apr 2019, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
>
> > I think many of the respondents are giving answers without an important
> piece
> > of the puzzle.
> >
> > Karen: I seem to remember that your vision is quite limited.  Would you
> be
> > able to get anything out of the playback of a video?
> >
> > If you cannot view a video directly, I don't think that any of the
> proposals
> > would be of much use.
> >
> > Some thoughts (but note that I have no particular expertise in this
> area):
> >
> > - recordings *inside* you front door would reduce the false positives.
> >  In other words, recordings would be limited to someone who actually came
> >  inside.
> >
> > Bonus points: an outside recording that could be retroactively examined,
> >  (by someone else) once "something of interest" were detected inside.
> >
> > - recordings should include sound since that would be something you could
> >  examine yourself.  You could develop the habit of saying "I'm home" to
> >  mark recordings of yourself.
> >
> > - AI is getting better.  Some day it will recognize people sufficiently
> >  well to do some of this for you.  But I don't know that we're there yet.
> >
> > - There is an AI gold rush now.  Perhaps some startup could be
> >  interested in your problem as an untapped market.  But that's a long
> >  way from a simple off-the-shelf solution.
> >
> > - I imagine that most systems ignore the accessibility features you need.
> >  An Open Source solution might make it easier to hack in code to make at
> >  least the logs accessible.
> >
> > - Some home alarm companies might have solutions for you where they do
> the
> >  monitoring remotely.  I've not asked.  But that would compromise your
> >  privacy and might be expensive.
> >
> > I don't imagine that there is a simple affordable security solution.
> > Other than getting a dog (they have native intelligence).
> >
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