How Did the FBI Get Nancy Guthrie's Nest Doorbell Footage?

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Nancy Guthrie's disappearance case involved the FBI releasing footage from her Google Nest camera, despite it being disconnected and not having a subscription.
The FBI likely retrieved the footage from residual data in backend systems or pieced it together from data points stored locally on the device or in the cloud.
Nest cameras without a subscription can still save limited event histories (e.g., 10 seconds to 3 hours) and support live video feeds when motion is detected.
Privacy concerns arise as even without a subscription, authorities might access footage from Nest devices, though the likelihood is low without a warrant.
Google Nest lacks partnerships with law enforcement like Ring's 'Search Party' feature, reducing some surveillance risks but not eliminating all privacy concerns.

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