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The nest camera is a good example of this. You must be connected to the internet, and the (paid)nest service to view video from the webcam. If your internet con
by gnopgnip 11y ago
The nest camera is a good example of this. You must be connected to the internet, and the (paid)nest service to view video from the webcam. If your internet connection goes out the webcam is unusable.
- blacksmith_tb 11y agoBut interestingly the Chinese competition from Xiaomi has a hybrid model - it can be set up to record everything onto a micro-sd card, which it does whether or not it's connected to their servers. If it is, you can can then view a live stream on your phone (and get notifications for motion, etc), or shuttle back through the recorded video on the card in the camera. I am actually happier to be spied on by Xiaomi, I doubt they would share anything with various TLAs in the US somehow... (mine is watching my front yard, too, not especially sensitive).