Google, Nancy Guthrie and Nest Labs
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One nation, on camera: Internet-connected doorbells promise security but raise privacy alarms
The FBI’s publication of videos from Nancy Guthrie’s Google Nest doorbell camera has reinvigorated questions that have dogged big tech companies as they have become a larger part of people’s daily lives: How much data are these devices collecting?
If you don’t pay anything, Google only saves three hours of event history. After that, the videos are deleted, at least as far as the user is concerned. Newer Nest cameras have limited local storage that can cache clips for a few hours in case connectivity drops out,
The FBI recovered Nest doorbell footage in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, even though there was no active Google Home Premium subscription.
SimpliSafe and Nest haven’t been around as long as some other home security companies, but they’ve quickly managed to earn legions of fans and become two of the best home security systems on the market. Not only do both companies offer flexible ...