To a great extent, it makes sense that the cameras are sending data to the company servers whether you’re subscribed or not. It’d be a lot of trouble on their end to have a system in which they’re constantly differentiating subscribers’ cameras from non-subscribers for purposes of data collection. Plus they’re gleaning using all kinds of valuable info from your cameras (for advertising purposes) that has nothing to do with whether or not you’re paying for a subscription. Easier just to collect everything.. and then collect subscription fees from those who want to pay to see it.
..differentiating subscribers from nonsubscribers is easy. The problem is they’re video-recording (and storing FOREVER) people’s front porches without their knowledge! Who knew?