"Google provided a major breakthrough in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie when it surfaced video of an apparent intruder entering her home. The 84-year-old mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie has been missing since February 1st. The Nest camera at her front door was removed, and because investigators said she didn't pay for a premium subscription, the footage was presumed lost."
"Brian Stelter, chief media analyst at CNN, reported that Google's technical expertise provided a break that could help investigators solve the case. "Google, which owns Nest, was able to recover data from the Nest-made doorbell camera at Guthrie's front door," Stelter wrote on X. "The recovery process took several days and was so technically complex that investigators didn't know whether it would be successful," he added, citing sources in law enforcement."
"But the footage also raises some uncomfortable questions around digital privacy and surveillance. "Fortunate for this case but don't know how I feel about them recording everything- I just don't have access unless I pay," one X user said in reaction to Stelter's post. "CNN is promoting Big Tech's surveillance state today instead of framing this as a massive privacy invasion," wrote another."
Google recovered data from a Nest doorbell at Nancy Guthrie's front door and investigators released footage showing a masked, armed person of interest entering the home on the night she disappeared. Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing since February 1. Investigators initially presumed the video lost because the camera had been removed and Guthrie did not pay for a premium subscription; recovery required several days and complex technical work. The footage prompted public debate over digital privacy and paid access to recordings. Nest doorbells cost about $150; non-subscribers get real-time alerts while $10–$20 monthly subscriptions allow storage and later access.
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