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Welcome to 1984? Google acquires home security camera company Dropcam

2014-06-23 20:18:06| Extremetech

Google is moving quickly to establish a foothold in your home: After acquiring Nest Labs, it's now acquiring Dropcam -- a startup that makes cloud-based security cameras for your home -- for $555 million in cash. The question now, of course, is whether people will be comfortable giving Google a potential pervasive peephole into their homes, rather than a small, innocuous startup taking a gander.

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HTC Nexus 9; Nest Buys Dropcam; Yo App Hacked

2014-06-23 17:37:32| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide

From HTC's expected Nexus 9 tablet to Nest buying Dropcam, here's what you missed over the weekend.

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Google's Nest pays $555M to acquire home camera maker Dropcam

2014-06-23 13:11:47| InfoWorld: Top News

Nest, the Internet-connected thermostat and smoke detector maker owned by Google, is acquiring home security system developer Dropcam as part of a push to connect a wider range of devices in people's homes. Nest said Friday that it was acquiring Dropcam and that the companies would be working together to build new products that add intelligence to the devices in people's homes. The acquisition could allow for new types of communication among the appliances in homes.

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Nest to buy Dropcam for USD 555 million

2014-06-23 08:51:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Google-owned Nest, a vendor of smart home products and services such as thermostats, smoke and CO alarms, has entered into an agreement to buy home camera and motion sensor tag company Dropcam for USD 555 million in cash, subject to adjustments. Dropcam was founded by CEO Greg Duffy and Coo Aamir Virani in 2009. Its backers include Accel Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Menlo Ventures.

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