Google recovers “deleted” Nest video in high-profile abduction case
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Google recovered deleted Nest video in a kidnapping case, showing footage despite the user not paying for storage, highlighting data retention practices.
Source: ars TECHNICA
Google’s Nest cloud-enabled home security cameras don’t provide long-term storage unless you pay a monthly fee. That video may not vanish into the digital aether right on time, though. Investigators involved with the high-profile abduction of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie have released video from Guthrie’s Nest doorbell camera—video that was believed to have been deleted because Guthrie wasn’t paying for the service. Expired videos are no longer available to the user, and Google won’t restore them even if you later upgrade to a premium account. Guthrie was abducted from her home in the early hours of Feb. 1, and at first, investigators said there was no video of the crime because the doorbell camera was not on a paid account. Yet, video showing a masked individual fiddling with the camera was published Feb. 10. Full Story