Nest's Dropcam outage reveals the downside of online-only IP cameras<article>
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Some Dropcam and
Nest Cam users may have felt a little less secure last night, when a service outage rendered the IP cameras inaccessible for several hours.</p><p>
The outage also affected other Nest products, including Nest Learning Thermostats and Protect smoke detectors. Nest
acknowledged the outage at 9:28 p.m. Eastern time, and
restored service at 12:48 a.m. The
Alphabet-owned company hasn’t explained exactly what caused the lengthy outage, but is encouraging users to contact customer support if problems persist.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2981584/connected-home/nests-dropcam-outage-reveals-the-downside-of-online-only-ip-cameras.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Nest's Dropcam outage reveals the downside of online-only IP cameras