Blink Indoor Privacy Report
We like Blink’s automatic software updates and the fact that they utilize a two-step verification process. Those aren’t quite enough, though, to outweigh the fact that the company logs our audio and video and tracks our location. That behavior seems like it undermines rather than improves our privacy and security.
Encryption
| In Transit | Yes |
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| At rest? | Yes |
| All network communications and capabilities? | Yes |
Security Updates
| Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? | Yes |
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| Product available to use during updates? | No |
Passwords
| Mandatory password? | Yes |
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| Two-Factor authentication? | Yes |
| Multi-Factor authentication? | No |
Vulnerability Management
| Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities? | Blink-Security@amazon.com |
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| Bug bounty program? | No |
Privacy Policy
| Link | https://blinkforhome.com/privacy-policy |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | IP address, login email address, password, computer, device, connection service, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, time zone setting, location of device or computer, when device is in use, application usage, connectivity data, errors or event failures, name, address, phone number |
| What data they don’t log | n/a |
| Can you delete your data? | Can delete video clips |
| Third-party sharing policies | Shares information with third parties. |
Surveillance
| Log camera device/ app footage | Yes |
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| Log microphone device/ app | Yes |
| 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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