Seattle-area smart-home device maker Wyze Labs and Amazon-owned Ring, among others, could be set to face new competition in the home security camera market from Apple.

Effectively, other HSV-compatible cameras have the option of complete privacy, but users need to proactively enable this. An Apple camera offers a complete privacy guarantee right out of the box. (Of course, Apple could also play hardball, and decline to offer HSV support to future competing cameras, but I’d hope it wouldn’t go that far.)

Apple might be pushing further into the world of smart home gadgets. According to reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a Medium post, "Apple is making its first foray into the smart home IP camera market.

Spread the loveApple‘s rumored foray into the smart home camera market has sparked considerable excitement and speculation. While the tech giant already boasts a robust ecosystem of smart home devices via HomeKit,