Baby Monitor Privacy
A baby monitor sits a few feet from where your baby sleeps, so it's fair to ask where its video goes. Many monitors connect to your home WiFi and a company's cloud, which lets you check in from anywhere. Others skip the internet and send video straight to a dedicated parent screen. Each choice shapes who can see your nursery, whether you need an account or an app, what you'll pay over time, and what happens if the company behind it changes course. The guides below walk through those trade-offs in plain language, so you can decide what matters most for your family.
Guides in this hub
Start with the WiFi question, then read on for how subscriptions and company shutdowns affect the monitor you buy.
- Do Baby Monitors Need WiFi? A Parent's Plain Guide Not every baby monitor needs WiFi, and some parents prefer it that way. Here's what WiFi gives you, what you lose without it, and how to decide what fits your home.
- WiFi vs FHSS Baby Monitors: What Parents Actually Need to Know Should your baby monitor use WiFi or FHSS? A plain-English guide to how each one works, what it means for privacy, and which fits your family best.
- The Only Offline Baby Wellness Monitor SightAware by Nonnanest is the only baby wellness monitor that works fully offline. Skin temperature awareness, no WiFi, no app, no subscription.
- Baby Monitors With No Subscription or Monthly Fees: What to Know Some baby monitors put key features behind a monthly subscription. Here's how to spot recurring fees before you buy and what a no-subscription monitor really means.
- What Happens to Your Baby Monitor When the Company Shuts Down? Cloud-dependent baby monitors rely on a company's servers to keep working. Here's what can happen if that company shuts down, and how to choose one that won't.
How SightAware fits in
SightAware™ by Nonnanest is private by default. The camera connects directly to its own parent screen, with no WiFi, no app, no account, and no cloud, so nothing leaves your home. It's a one-time purchase with no subscription.
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