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Arlo is a surveillance camera company established in 2014, originally as a division of Netgear. It has been an independent company since 2018. It specializes in smart home security products including cameras, baby monitoring cameras, doorbells, and security systems. These products are connected to Arlo cloud servers.<ref name=":0"> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlo_Technologies "Arlo Technologies"], wikipedia.org , sourced 20 Jan 2025</ref> | '''Arlo''' is a surveillance camera company established in 2014, originally as a division of Netgear. It has been an independent company since 2018. It specializes in smart home security products including cameras, baby monitoring cameras, doorbells, and security systems. These products are connected to Arlo cloud servers.<ref name=":0"> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlo_Technologies "Arlo Technologies"], wikipedia.org , sourced 20 Jan 2025</ref> | ||
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*These products no longer receive firmware and software updates.<ref name=":3" /> | *These products no longer receive firmware and software updates.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
*Free 7-day rolling cloud storage will no longer be available for these products.<ref name=":3" /> | *Free 7-day rolling cloud storage will no longer be available for these products.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
*Any | *Any additional features Arlo sees fit to remove in the future.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
Despite the purchase of the device already being made, Arlo has the power to unilaterally decide not to follow their end of the deal by not providing the service the consumer paid for. As a result of their cameras being tied to Arlo's proprietary software hosted on Arlo's servers, the user is left stranded when Arlo decides their product is outdated.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrtbYu1OYhY "Arlo cameras take the L with disposable junk"], youtube.com, Louis Rossmann, sourced 20 Jan 2025</ref> | Despite the purchase of the device already being made, Arlo has the power to unilaterally decide not to follow their end of the deal by not providing the service the consumer paid for. As a result of their cameras being tied to Arlo's proprietary software hosted on Arlo's servers, the user is left stranded when Arlo decides their product is outdated.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrtbYu1OYhY "Arlo cameras take the L with disposable junk"], youtube.com, Louis Rossmann, sourced 20 Jan 2025</ref> | ||
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