August View Privacy Report
August doesn’t survey its cameras and microphones. It also has no history of hacking or security breaches, unlike many smart home companies. August’s main detractors are for its lack of regular software updates and tracking of location information, which it shares with third parties. However, users can delete this data if requested.
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
| Bug bounty program? | No |
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Privacy Policy
| Link | https://august.com/pages/privacy-policy |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Name, phone number, email address, postal address, credit card, feedback, IP address, mobile device identifier, cookie identifier, browser or device, operating system, and web pages visited |
| What data they don’t log | n/a |
| Can you delete your data? | Yes |
| 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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