Cove Privacy Report
Cove has no history of security breaches or surveillance, but it lost points for its privacy policy. The company logs users’ IP addresses, device types, browser information, and geographic location (country only). That being said, it doesn’t share this information with third parties, unlike many other smart security companies.
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? | No |
| Multi-Factor authentication? | Yes |
Vulnerability Management
| Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities? | Fill out a ticket |
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| Bug bounty program? | No |
Privacy Policy
| Link | https://www.withcove.com/legals/privacy-policy |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Items purchased from site, payment information, name, address, email address, telephone number, date of birth, username, password, videos submitted for diagnostic testing, IP address, cookies, user preferences, device type, browser information, geographic location (country only), preferred language. |
| What data they don’t log | n/a |
| Can you delete your data? | No, but can delete information of anyone under 18 |
| Third-party sharing policies | Do not share info with third parties |
Surveillance
| Log camera device/app footage | No |
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| Log microphone device/ app | n/a |
| Location tracking device/app | Tracks country |
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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