Google Is Pulling The Plug On Dropcam And Nest Secure – SlashGear

There is, however, some good news for existing Nest Secure customers. Google will cover a free installation of the Self Setup System from ADT (worth $485) to existing customers — details of which will be shared to customers. Alternatively, users can choose to get $200 in store credit towards the purchase of other hardware from the Google Store.

Aside from its in-house Nest products and services, Google is also getting rid of the Dropcam security camera lineup. Support for Dropcam hardware ends on April 8 next year, which means the standard and Pro models of the Dropcam security camera will no longer connect to the Nest app. Customers with an active Nest Aware subscription will get the wired Nest Cam for free, while non-subscribers get a 50% price cut toward the purchase of a Nest-branded camera.

Google acquired Dropcam for over half a billion dollars in 2014, a move that raised eyebrows regarding the security and privacy implications of the move. Just two years later, Dropcam founder Greg Duffy wrote in a blistering Medium post that selling the company to Google was a mistake — which happened at a time when Dropcam was doing quite well on its own.