cloud computing ?
CLOWN computing !
i learned this long ago. i had a roku 1001 audio player. they pulled the plug on it and decided to go the video way.
from then on : no more devices that need the internet.
Surveillance ? get a NVR on-premises. yes you can contact it from the outside world , but there is no command and control server. the machine has its own harddisk and does not need internet to record. Amcrest