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==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
====Freedom==== | |||
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> | 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> | ||
====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. | 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==== | |||
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. | 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. | ||
====Market control==== | |||
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> | 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> | ||