support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9257288?hl=e…
Not only are they dropping support for it and unless someone figures out how to hack you just throw it away. But don’t worry, they won’t automatically cancel your subscription… that function keeps working.
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
If it needs someone’s cloud servers to function, you don’t really own it.
foggy@lemmy.world 8 months ago
We need consumer protections here, though.
Like 10 year money back guarantee or something. If the device becomes unusable due to actions outside of the device owners control, those in control should be obligated to reimburse.
Not doing so opens the doors to racketeering.
ogmios@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
That’s the idea.
kevincox@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
I don’t think we need to set a global minimum date, but the manufacturer should have to put a date on the box. If they don’t support the device up to that date (including security updates and maintaining any required cloud services) then the consumer gets a full refund with possibly additional damages.
I think of it like the digital version of a nutrition facts table.
SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I vote for forced open sourcing of the server side components and communication protocols. That way people can create custom firmware or build support into generic NVRs
Serinus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Ten years really isn’t that long.
Serinus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
This is a good place to plug Home Assistant .
That combined with Thread/Matter ensures I own my own stuff, and they don’t need to report to the cloud.
It’s still a little rough around the edges, but I’d rather deal with the frustrations of bleeding edge open source than to just have tech I’ve built into my house expire at some company’s whim.
Check out some screenshots of home assistant dashboards.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 8 months ago
Yeah.
This is why I bought myself some blink cameras. Obviously, privacy is shit (and I've factored this) and you're affectively forced to pay for use their cloud service, but at least the (initial) purchase price is cheap.
But I've 'bought' cameras for far more, only for them to hobble functionality a few years down the line. And they've had vulnerabilities or whatever.
For the sensitive stuff, I have a camera with an SD card, but obviously phone notifications is a big selling point of systems like this.
Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
Amcrest. Cloud service is optional, you can send host with their equipment, or use industry standard Onvif to integrate with any 3rd party (self hosting) hardware and software.
wizzor@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
Yea… My current home automation is all local, but cameras are still an issue.
dai@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve got 3 cameras running on a vlan, with no access to the internet.
Frigate / Home Assistant + tail scale (want to move away from this service) let me see my cameras remotely, receive notifications from events and even look at events / stills on my watch.
I have some cheap 5mp Reolink camseras, not the best for frigate but get the job done.