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.)

Hot on the heels of launching new iPhones and MacBooks, Apple is reportedly brewing something entirely new in the kitchen. In a post on Medium, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that the company is working on its first smart home camera. SEE ALSO: Apple defended its oddly placed M4 Mac mini power button — here's my take as a new owner

If Kuo’s analysis is correct, Apple is targeting an ambitious goal of selling tens of millions of cameras globally a year. According to Kuo, the upcoming smart home camera will be integrated with Siri and Apple Intelligence,

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.

Apple has previously collaborated with third-party brands to deliver the best HomeKit cameras such as the Logitech Circle View and Eve Outdoor Cam, so an Apple-branded smart IP ca