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Turn it off.
buddy i would if i could. unfortunately they are forcing me to have it on at all times. which is why im asking for suggestions
Put together a privacy and security presentation.
Does your family use password managers? (And dear god not Lastpass, with their breech a couple years ago).
What do your parents do if one is incapacitated? The self-hosting community has discussions on managing this.
This is a great opportunity for you to learn a lot of stuff and show your parents how to approach security and privacy.
Start with understanding their needs... Truly understanding, take your time. Solutions can always be found later, once the requirements are well understood.
As an aside, as someone likely old enough to be your grandparent, I can't imagine needing an intercom in a house. Some of my family had them growing up, and found it to be not nearly as useful as they thought it would be.
What is the recomended password manager right now? Currently I still have google storing all my passwords but I'm working on degoogling so that will have to go at some point.
I personally use bitwarden. I like it because it has a flow of cash from corporate users paying for hosting that funds development meaning I know how they get their money. You can use Bitwarden's server if you don't need all the features or you are willing to pay or you can selfhost (which is what I do).
You can also pay to and store you 2FA codes in Bitwarden. Easy to logon to sites as it copies the code for you. But probably a bad practice.
I use that feature when a site requires 2fa bit I don't really care about the account.
KeePass or something similar. Self-hosting your passwords is the only way, anything that uses servers that are not controlled by you is a no-go, in my opinion, no matter how secure your client is.
I would agree somewhat, except I think Bitwarden verifiably doesn't store unencrypted password data. Of course, I think that a self-hosted solution is pretty much always more secure than one that isn't, but the convenience Bitwarden provides is real.
"Convenience" as in there is no need to host anything? May be, but, yet again, I would like to know the exact physical location of my passwords, otherwise I'm not saving them there. Apart from that, I don't think there are any more "benefits".
Use a hammer to turn it off. Or spray it full of expanding foam