Legislation is the only way to reign it in, of course they’d scream “but prices would go up!”. I’d rather pay a few bucks more up front to not pay 10x as much in ink later. The whole subscription model is awful too. They are turning our whole lives into rentals.
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Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Legislation is Way overdue for this nonsense. My home security cameras are all being disabled and unable to record videos as they have for years because the company (fuck you Arlo) has decided they want users to just suddenly start paying subscription fees. If we let them every company will eventually move to this model. Even staunch capitalists need to recognize that this is an issue begging for legislation. Stop this insanity.
SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Sure it’s cat and mouse, but the mouse doesn’t do well if it just let’s the cat bat it around the room.
phillaholic@lemm.ee 10 months ago
It needs to be eWaste prevention law. Perfectly functioning hardware should never become a brick due to license/subscription. Period. I don’t care if your business model is based on it. Fuck you.
Mikina@programming.dev 10 months ago
My home camera was exactly what prompt me to learn how to reflash IoT devices, and set up a Home Assistant network that’s entierly self-hosted. It’s way easier than I though.
IamtheMorgz@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Want to drop some links for where to get started? I only sort of understand what you just said but I like the idea of my own network and it being easier than it seems!
jaamesbaxterr@lemmy.ninja 10 months ago
I’m in the same boat as you with the Arlo cameras. I’ve got the Pro (4030) cameras. I read an article that said they kinda walked that decision back. They are going to continue the 7 day free cloud storage, so after the EOL date, which was July 1st, they’ll continue to offer security updates for a year, but after that our cameras will still work but not receive updates. I’ll definitely be looking for other options, but at least they’ll still work. If anyone knows a good kit that lets you host the videos yourself I’d be interested in hearing about it.
beregoth@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Security updates should be mandatory. Something like safety recalls on a vehicle.
Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I just purchased my first Lorex camera. Won’t likely have time to tinker with it for another week or so, but can let you know if it seems good. Hoping to switch to their entire local infrastructure.
TwoGems@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That’s why I never cry for Adobe when they get pirated.
chilicheeselies@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Thats absolutely outrageous. Thats a brand I’ll never be purchasing.