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| Name = Guardzilla | |||
| Type = Private | |||
| Founded = 2014<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20141217054015/http://guardzilla.com/</ref> | |||
| Industry = Home survallience | |||
| Official Website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20200512165022/https://www.guardzilla.com/ https://www.guardzilla.com/] | |||
| Logo = Guardzilla.png | |||
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'''Guardzilla''' was a small home security company that specialized in cloud-connected security cameras before abruptly shutting down in 2020.<ref name="CS">https://www.consumerreports.org/home-security-cameras/guardzilla-shuts-down-leaving-security-camera-customers-stranded/</ref> The company offered a range of DIY security cameras, including models with a live 360° view, designed for indoor and outdoor use, with certain models featuring motion detectors and infrared sensors that would alert the user on the mobile app if they paid for a subscription service.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200512165022/https://www.guardzilla.com/professional-security-monitoring/</ref> | |||
==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
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===Server shutdown=== | ===Server shutdown=== | ||
The functionality of Guardzilla's cameras relied on an active connection to a cloud-based server, which has since been shut down. The shutdown of the servers rendered the cameras inoperable, leaving customers with devices they purchased but can no longer use.<ref | The functionality of Guardzilla's cameras relied on an active connection to a cloud-based server, which has since been shut down. The shutdown of the servers rendered the cameras inoperable, leaving customers with devices they purchased but can no longer use.<ref name="CS" /><ref>https://www.securitysales.com/news/shutdown-guardzilla-diy-security/</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Guardzilla]] | ||