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However, there’s a dark side to that convenience. Cloud-connected cameras come with a range of caveats, the least of which is the reliance on third-party servers for all your private data and personal footage. Your security camera footage is only as good as what you can do with it, and smart camera manufacturers make it astonishingly hard to wrangle that data from their control.

Having dabbled in some of the best cloud-connected security cameras, I recently decided to redo my home security system and moved to a completely self-owned, offline IP camera solution. In hindsight, it was the best decision I made for my home security system. Here are a few reasons why.

When settling on an IP-based camera system, I had three non-negotiables in mind — power and internet outage resilience, privacy, and flexibility. My system of choice employs a trio of Ubiquiti security cameras that…