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shadow-1 / yi-hack-v3

Alternative Firmware for Xiaomi Cameras based on Hi3518e Chipset
GNU General Public License v3.0
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disable xiaomi server spying? #249

Open imacks opened 5 years ago

imacks commented 5 years ago

i looked at #246 and #175 already. It seems that the current mods do not prevent the camera from communicating with xiaomi servers, which is a deal-breaker in my use scenario. Instead of hacking up a xiaomi server implement, would it be possible to just disable this feature altogether? I can stream the feeds to my home automation server instead.

dskvr commented 5 years ago

I am also curious about this. In the original yi-hack, as well as in yi-hack-v2, the best features were that it didn't send footage back to a Chinese server, by either stripping the functionality altogether or an option to disable it. It does not appear v3 offers this functionality. I really doubt that many of the people wanting to hack their camera are the kind of people who want to send all their video to a country notorious for using hardware as a trojan horse for spying.

dskvr commented 5 years ago

@imacks V4 is going to explore this, still alpha though ... https://github.com/TheCrypt0/yi-hack-v4