Echo Show 8 Privacy Report
Like many other security systems, the Echo Show 8 shares user information with third parties, including sensitive data such as domain names of sites visited and IP addresses. However, Amazon uses top-level encryption, a bug bounty program, and automatic software updates, which increased the privacy rating of the Echo Show 8.
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? | 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? | Submit a report |
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| Bug bounty program? | Yes |
Privacy Policy
| Link | https://www.alexa.com/help/privacy |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Name, address, email, country, nickname, telephone number, website, company, job title, credit card information, IP address, URL clickstream, browser information, operating system, toolbar service, cookies, 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 | No |
Parental Controls
| Are there parental controls? | No |
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Company History
| Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? | Not the Echo 8 specifically, but other Alexa products |
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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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