Definitely cool technology, only not for me. I'll never place a camera in my home that is connected to some cloud service or company database. That data is simply too valuable for me to send out to a "trusted" party.
I'd also like to hear more about the tech to know how seriously they're taking privacy... I was already against an Amazon Echo in my home, and that only records audio rather than video.
(For the convenience, I ended up using a Google Home, and I'll likely switch to an Apple HomePod next as they seem the most trustworthy with your data.)
If Piccolo will make money through data (like Amazon or Google), there's virtually no way for it to be non-intrusive unlike with audio, as we'd just be using it for turning off our lights rather than searching for the nearest French restaurant. Data would have to come from visual recognition. Hopefully the lack of connection needed to a cloud in this situation will result in more security? Anyway, curious to see how it works.
That's a fair concern. We are very serious about privacy. Existing cameras today focus on security so they have to store your data. Piccolo on the other hand is for real-time interactions so images are never stored.
Like does the cloud just trigger events and this it, or does it keep a log of where people are located in the scene and whether they have their arms crossed, etc?
(For the convenience, I ended up using a Google Home, and I'll likely switch to an Apple HomePod next as they seem the most trustworthy with your data.)
If Piccolo will make money through data (like Amazon or Google), there's virtually no way for it to be non-intrusive unlike with audio, as we'd just be using it for turning off our lights rather than searching for the nearest French restaurant. Data would have to come from visual recognition. Hopefully the lack of connection needed to a cloud in this situation will result in more security? Anyway, curious to see how it works.