currently using Ring for home surveillance, but looking for a Canadian alternative. I was looking into Eceboo as they are Canadian based, but their parent company is based in the US. do you think it would still be worth it to go for them, or do you know of other alternatives?
thank you!
Likely not what you’re looking for, but a note to consider: Most monitored security/camera/automation services (the ones with monthly fees) in Canada use the Alarm.com platform, meaning you’re supporting american indirectly.
Telus launched its own competition to ADC, with their own cameras, etc. But when you dig into the coding a bit, you can see the platform uses Amazon’s AWS, and the cameras are manufactured overseas.
If you have the patience and savvy, the self hosted Home Assistant suggested elsewhere is the way to go.
do you know if Ecobee uses it, or if there is a way to know? I realistically could try self-hosting… guess I’ll have to think that over. Thank you for the additional info
The last time I looked into it in 2021, Ecobee used google cloud for telemetry and analytics.