Saturday, August 18, 2018

Deviant Ollam Is Thinking About Doing A Smartphone App

Update: It looks like a Twitter user brought up, Haven - The Guardian Project's physical security app developed by Edward Snowden.

Welp, it looks like @DeviantOllam, the physical security penetration tester and trainer, is looking to do a hotel room security app. If he can check off all the boxes and can provide some more features, I'd be all in.
What would I be looking for in a physical security smartphone app?

  1. Various ways to notify users of an event. Push alerts to my other devices would be great, as well as home AI integration with Alexa or Google Home.
  2. Motion sensor sensitivity and detection range settings that are user-friendly. Other apps do this but they don't walk you through these settings.
  3. The ability to choose between cloud storage or phone storage.
  4. The ability to use a tilt sensor for drawer openings.
  5. Noise detection.
  6. Customized annunciation. I like customized audio messages for various intrusion-related alerts.
  7. Integration with a door stop physical device. When bumped by a door, it would set off an alert. Great for closets in hotels.
  8. The use of your phone's flash as a strobe when an intrusion has been detected.
  9. Using a combination of alerts to determine the nature of your alert. I may want to know if the maid came into my room but I'd really be interested to know if they entered that closet I placed the door stop at.
  10. Remote SMS alarm disarm.
What would you want to see?

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