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Google Nest camera security flaw allows former owners to observe others' homes

Hey, Google. This is kind of scary.
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Google Nest camera security flaw allows former owners to observe others' homes
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This issue, which Google stated has been fixed, gave one former owner the ability to observe the home of the person he sold the camera to. This was possible despite him factory resetting the product. Read more here.

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