abode Cam Privacy Report
abode Cam’s privacy score is a mixed bag. On the one hand, they use strong encryption tools and a multi-factor verification process. It’s also true they’ve had no major security breaches to this point. However, they hold on to a lot of our personal information and they’re comfortable passing it along to third party vendors.
Encryption
| In Transit | Yes |
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| At rest? | Yes |
| All network communications and capabilities? | Yes |
Security Updates
| Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? | No |
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| Product available to use during updates? | Yes |
Passwords
| Mandatory password? | Yes |
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| Two-Factor authentication? | Yes |
| Multi-Factor authentication? | Yes |
Vulnerability Management
| Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities? | support@goabode.com |
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| Bug bounty program? | No |
Privacy Policy
| Link | https://help.goabode.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000569911-abode-Privacy-Policy |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Name, gender, location, shipping and billing information, email address, phone number, IP address, browser information, and sites visited. |
| What data they don’t log | n/a |
| Can you delete your data? | No |
| Third-party sharing policies | Shares information with third parties |
Surveillance
| Log camera device/ app footage | No |
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| Log microphone device/ app | No |
| Location tracking device/ app | Yes |
Parental Controls
| Are there parental controls? | No |
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Company History
| Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? | No |
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| Did they do anything to fix it? | n/a |
Additional Security Features
| Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | No |
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