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Video doorbells, cameras, smart locks and alarms โ€” protect your home without compromising your data.

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Cameras that record locally, to a microSD card or a home hub or recorder, work without a subscription, whereas cloud storage is usually paid or limited. Also check for open protocols such as ONVIF or RTSP, and favour local storage to keep better control of your data under the GDPR.

As a general rule, a camera should only cover your own property, not the public road or your neighbours, because the GDPR and national laws regulate image capture. Exact rules vary by country, so check with your local data protection authority and angle the camera accordingly.

A well-made smart lock warns you long before the batteries run out and keeps a mechanical key or backup code so you can still open the door. Check that it fits your European cylinder, works over Bluetooth even without Wi-Fi, and encrypts its communications.

No, professional monitoring is optional: a smart alarm can send phone notifications and sound a siren without any subscription. Monitoring adds a human response from a call centre, but at a monthly cost. Choose based on whether you can realistically react to alerts yourself.

Fit a smoke detector in hallways leading to bedrooms and on every floor, and a CO detector near fuel-burning appliances and bedrooms. Choose models certified to EN 14604 for smoke and EN 50291 for carbon monoxide, and interconnected ones so every alarm sounds at once.