NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WFSB) – A local security company says they have received an uptick in calls about home security cameras after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Mammoth Security in New Britain says people are concerned not only about their safety but also about their privacy.
When Sherry Antonacci walks into her home in Berlin, she can’t help but think of what happened 2500 miles away.
“I think about Miss Guthrie a lot when I’m locking the door at night,” said Antonacci.
Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson on February 1st. The suspect can be seen in security video from a doorbell camera. Antonacci is grateful she also has a constant eye on who is showing up at her door. She has a Ring camera outside of her home.
“I like to know if somebody is coming to the house or leaving a package,” said Antonacci.
Eugene Klimaszewski is the president of Mammoth Security in New Britain. He says the Nancy Guthrie case has led to more calls to his office. People aren’t just interested in adding new security to their home. They are also asking new questions about who owns the footage.
“We’ve definitely gotten some calls about who owns the footage, mostly with our residential customers,” said Klimaszewski.
The FBI says it was able to recover the Guthrie suspect video by “extracting residual data located in backend systems”. Doorbell cameras like Ring and Nest are cloud-based systems. Even if a homeowner doesn’t actively save the footage, the companies who sold the cameras may be able to access past clips just like the Guthrie suspect video.
Klimaszewski explained, “A lot of times the way the cloud cameras work is they send the data to the cloud, and they also keep it locally. There’s always some type of storage device locally on a camera or on a local recording device. Then it goes to the cloud, and the cloud, even though if it’s marked for deletion, it will keep it for a specific period of time beyond that because it’s just like your local recording device, it only overwrites when it needs to.”
The alternative is a recording device that would store your security footage at your home where only you can access it. That’s a positive if you want full control over who can see your footage, but that could be a negative if you want the police to access it in a worst-case scenario.
“A lot of people are becoming more aware of the downsides of cloud, but I believe this case also shows the positive side that a lot of people aren’t thinking about. If this system was not cloud-based, this footage would not be available,” said Klimaszewski
However, Klimaszewski admits in a case with less attention, police may not be able to find the footage like they did in the Guthrie case. That’s another reason you may want full control of your video.
“If the police need it and they need a chain of custody, there’s no subpoena. There’s no waiting for Google to respond. You just take this to your local PD and they have it,” said Klimaszewski.
Antonacci is glad she has a cloud-based system with her ring camera.
“I think safety is really important,” said Antonacci. “The Guthrie case is very troubling to me. I feel terrible, and I feel a little vulnerable now.”
There is also a big difference between the types of systems when it comes to cost. You can buy a starter kit for a Nest or Ring system for a couple hundred dollars, although you often have to then pay for a monthly subscription. Buying a local security system through a company like Mammoth is a couple thousand dollars to set up. There is then only a monthly charge if you choose to include a cloud storage system as well as the local recording device.
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