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Originally Posted by ApK
F'in'-A, Bubba (now that you know what that means...).
Cloud is nice option, but it needs to be an OPTION, not a requirement.
Local storage of ebooks and audio, and movies and DVR content and such is important, but for security and privacy stuff, it's CRITICAL.
Do folks really want some low-bid stranger's server in China monitoring their home??
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Totally agree with the security stuff. I'm always a bit nervous using any Cloud service. Plus I really don't like the hidden cost factor. Hey buy our cameras and enjoy streaming your video to these devices." Then people get the camera and sadly realize they can only stream it if they pay more $$$ every month for a Cloud service. That is stated in the fine print of course, but judging from a lot of the reviews it is clear that a lot of people didn't read the fine print! The cameras that Amazon pushes with their Echo devices don't even have internal storage capability, so you cannot even get the images and videos off of the SD Cards because they don't have them. It pays to do your homework and get cameras with internal storage and local streaming capability via your own WiFi/Ethernet.