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Google is considering buying home security camera firm Dropcam, it has been claimed.

The firm sells a $150 internet connected camera that is controlled through an app.

It is believed the search giant hopes to expand its home automation products after recently buying thermostat company Nest.

According to tech blog The Information, ‘Google’s Nest division is plotting a move into the home-security market and has considered acquiring connected camera-maker Dropcam to accelerate the push, according to several people close to Google.’

Dropcam last year raised raised $30 million in funding for its cameras.

The camera has email and smartphone alerts, and the company says it uses bank-level security to encrypt all video.

The $149 Dropcam HD includes full 720p streaming, night vision, two-way talk back, and digital zoom, and with the optional cloud recording customers can access stored footage of the past seven or thirty days.

‘With a Dropcam Wi-Fi video monitoring camera and optional cloud recording service you can remotely drop in on your house, baby, pets, business, or anything else from a smartphone, tablet, or computer,’ the firm says.

San Francisco-based Dropcam was founded in 2009 by Greg Duffy and Aamir Virani, and also offers a $199 Dropcam pro with beeter image quality and a larger field of view.