Blink: Difference between revisions - Consumer_Action

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{{InfoboxCompany

| Name = Blink

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==Consumer impact summary==

~~{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from~~ the ~~company~~'s ~~conduct regarding (if applicable):~~

Users are limited to the Blink app to manage their cameras, although there are plugins for services, such as Home Assistant.<ref>https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/blink/</ref>

* User Freedom

* User Privacy

According to the privacy policy, users are allowed to delete their accounts through the app and manage customer support's temporary access to cameras during calls.

* Business Model

* Market Control}}

The business model of Blink is to convince users to spend monthly or yearly on a Blink subscription plan. Before the introduction of subscriptions, Blink's business model under Amazon was to entice customers with the free cloud storage to get them into the ecosystem for the future implementation of a subscription.

Blink is one of the most well known battery-powered camera brands.<ref>https://www.cnet.com/home/security/best-wireless-home-security-cameras/</ref> Though there are others such as from [[TP-Link]], [[Arlo]], [[Nest]], and [[Eufy]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-wireless-outdoor-home-security-camera/</ref>

==Incidents==

{{Placeholder box|If the company page is short enough and/or the incident is not deserving of its own page, add incidents below in sub-sections (including the points outlined in [[Consumer_Action_Taskforce:Sample/Incident/Help]]) and delete the list after this box.

~~If the company has various incidents listed and/or this page is getting too long, do not add sub-sections, and instead complete the list after this box.}}~~

===Introduction of subscription model===

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-{{Under_Development
-| date = 2025-03-04
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 | Name = Blink
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 ==Consumer impact summary==
-{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
+Users are limited to the Blink app to manage their cameras, although there are plugins for services, such as Home Assistant.<ref>https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/blink/</ref>
-* User Freedom
-* User Privacy
+According to the privacy policy, users are allowed to delete their accounts through the app and manage customer support's temporary access to cameras during calls.
-* Business Model
-* Market Control}}
+The business model of Blink is to convince users to spend monthly or yearly on a Blink subscription plan. Before the introduction of subscriptions, Blink's business model under Amazon was to entice customers with the free cloud storage to get them into the ecosystem for the future implementation of a subscription.
+Blink is one of the most well known battery-powered camera brands.<ref>https://www.cnet.com/home/security/best-wireless-home-security-cameras/</ref> Though there are others such as from [[TP-Link]], [[Arlo]], [[Nest]], and [[Eufy]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-wireless-outdoor-home-security-camera/</ref>
 ==Incidents==
-{{Placeholder box|If the company page is short enough and/or the incident is not deserving of its own page, add incidents below in sub-sections (including the points outlined in [[Consumer_Action_Taskforce:Sample/Incident/Help]]) and delete the list after this box.
-If the company has various incidents listed and/or this page is getting too long, do not add sub-sections, and instead complete the list after this box.}}
 ===Introduction of subscription model===