Blink Outdoor Privacy Report
We do like companies that have no history of security breaches. However, Blink Outdoor holds onto far too much of our information for our comfort. In addition to logging our audio and video, their privacy policy gives them permission to hold on to our IP address, our passwords, and our location. Worse, they share all that information with third parties.
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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