this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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What is this thing?
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It's an infrared motion sensor. They're not like cameras -- they can only detect "movement" when something warm moves in front of them. It's probably part of the old security system, and if the system is disabled it's not "spying" on you. They're also used for automatic lights.
I thought it might be something like that. I may uninstall it anyway as it's not particularly attractive.
You can use it with a different security system/company if you want, rather than only ADT.
or you can use it just to turn the lights on. In the winter when it gets dark earlier, it would be useful