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Blink

Basic information
Founded	2009
Legal structure	Subsidiary
Industry	Home security
Official website	https://blinkforhome.com/

Blink is a manufacturer of home security cameras owned by Amazon. The company was acquired as a subsidiary in 2017.

Consumer impact summary

Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):

• User Freedom
• User Privacy
• Business Model
• Market Control

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Introduction of subscription model

With the release of the Outdoor 3 in 2020, Blink switched from a free cloud model to a subscription system. The "basic plan" only allows 1 device per account ($3/m or $30/y), while the "plus plan" allows for unlimited devices and includes an extended device warranty ($10/m or $100/y). Previous accounts with Indoor, XT, or XT2 devices were given "legacy" status, which allowed for 7,200 seconds of free cloud storage per sync module.

Account bans for Homebridge use

On April 16, 2021, it was reported that Blink accounts using a third-party Homebridge integration were banned. The reasons stated by Blink were "due to unsupported scripts or apps running on your system" and "the only automation that is permitted for use with the Blink system is through Alexa and/or IFTTT". According to Colin Bendell, the developer of the plugin, he states that 10,000 users of the plugin "is probably small potatoes for Amazon", as there were over 1 million downloads of the Android app.

Planned obsolencence

For older cameras such as the Indoor, XT, and XT2, the local storage option for the Sync Module 2 cannot be utilized. Although this can be changed with a software update, that has not occurred.

Products

• Modules
  • Sync Module (2016)
  • Sync Module 2 (2020)
  • Sync Module XR (2024)
• Cameras
  • Blink Indoor (2016)
  • Blink XT (2017)
  • Blink XT2 (2018)
  • Blink Outdoor 3 (2020)
  • Blink Indoor 3 (2020)
  • Blink Mini (2020)
  • Mini Pan-Tilt (2022)
  • Blink Outdoor 4 (2023)
  • Blink Mini 2 (2024)
• Doorbell
  • Video doorbell (2021)
• Floodlights
  • Wired Floodlight Camera (2023)
  • Outdoor 3 Floodlight Camera (2020)
  • Outdoor 4 Floodlight Camera (2023)