What's the catch with these types of giveaways? (TP-Link camera giveaway) - eviltoast

Genuinely curious as to how these types of giveaways work and what the company gains from them. Is it the additional data you give them to enter the giveaway? Also does anyone own one of these cameras, are they actually worth redeeming in this case?

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    2 months ago

    Cisco used to not be that selective.

    They used to give out free Meraki APs to everyone just for attending their webinars. The catch with those devices was licensing. You’ve got some limited-time free license, and then you either paid or kept a paperweight.
    At least officially. Some of them were later supported by OpenWRT, but newer ones are more locked down.