Big security issue with direct wi-fi?

[AlexWhi]

I was looking for information about hooking up my Arlo cameras to my Google Nest system, and came across the following warning on one of Arlo’s blog pages:

”Your saved video recordings will not be as secure if you only connect to your local Wi-Fi; anyone with your password could potentially have access to these private recordings”

https://blog.arlo.com/arlo-innovations/which-arlo-cameras-and-doorbells-work-with-google-home/

That seems like a massive security risk! Is this accurate?

[StephenB]

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@AlexWhi wrote:

”Your saved video recordings will not be as secure if you only connect to your local Wi-Fi; anyone with your password could potentially have access to these private recordings”

https://blog.arlo.com/arlo-innovations/which-arlo-cameras-and-doorbells-work-with-google-home/

That seems like a massive security risk! Is this accurate?

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It looks incorrect to me.  Arlo only shows live feeds on Google Home, and access to Arlo recordings can only be done using your Arlo account credentials (whether you have a base or not).

I'm tagging @JamesC - I think that blog article should be revised.  

[AlexWhi]

The posts on that blog read like they’ve been created by AI to be honest. It wouldn’t surprise me if something snuck in that was wrong.

[JamesC]

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. There are no security concerns when using local Wi-Fi...

I will track this down with the teams internally and request correction.

Thanks!

JamesC