Privacy Baby Monitor

Why Privacy is important in a Baby Monitor?

What is frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS)?

Frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) is a method of transmitting radio signals by rapidly changing the carrier frequency among many frequencies occupying a large spectral band. The changes are controlled by a code known only to both transmitter and receiver.
FHSS technology is frequently used in the military to counter eavesdropping, as well as to obstruct the frequency jamming of telecommunications and to enable code-division multiple access communications. It can also minimize the effects of unintentional interference.
 
Neero Baby Monitor also feature anti-hacking FHSS technology
(Neero Baby Monitor also feature anti-hacking FHSS technology )
 

What are the benefits of using FHSS on Baby Monitors?

We want to protect our children in privacy in today’s complex world of data breaches. But at the same time, we want to be able to safely monitor our children using technology available today for working parents. FHSS offers the safest and least probability of hacking ensuring almost 100% data privacy for your family.

On Baby monitors using FHSS technology:

  1. The frequency band can be divided into sub-bands, user devices can rapidly change their carrier frequencies, or frequency hop, with minimal interference.
  2. Data signals are difficult to intercept if the frequency-hopping pattern is not known.
  3. To access even the signal, the hacker has to be within the range of the either the Parent or Camera unit.
  4. Jamming is also difficult if the frequency channel or hopping algorithm is unknown.

An FHSS transmitted radio signal can share frequency bands with conventional transmissions without significant interference.

For those reasons, military radios commonly use spread-spectrum signals for encoding language because they need to be stealthy and resilient against jamming techniques. To disrupt an FHSS signal, an opponent's equipment would need to have insight into the frequency-hopping pattern and also within range of the signals.

What is the range of the frequencies?

The safe range of these frequencies is typically between 300ft to 1000ft of either the Camera or the Parent Unit.

Most baby monitors are relatively safe as long as you adhere the other health and safety recommendations. However if you have other devices that are emitting electromagnetic frequencies over long distances near your child, the radiation exposure could exceed the recommended limit as they will be absorbed cumulatively by your child.

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