Nest Cam Indoor Privacy Report

The Nest Cam Indoor’s mediocre privacy rating stems from the fact that it’s one of the older security cameras still in production. Although it’s still on Google Nest’s lineup, it doesn’t receive regular and automatic firmware updates, opening it up to the possibilities of getting hacked. What’s even more concerning is that researchers have found that the camera doesn’t completely power down when turned off through its companion mobile app.
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
Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities?Fill out a ticket
Bug bounty program? | Yes |
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Privacy Policy
Link | https://nest.com/legal/privacy-statement-for-nest-products-and-services/ |
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Specific to device? | No |
Readable? | Yes |
What data they log | Setup information, data from device sensors, usage and performance information, WiFi network information, IP address, email address, basic profile information like name, age, mobile location data, and bluetooth enabled data. If you log in with your Google account, will also log videos you watch, views and interactions with ads, voice and audio information when using audio features, people who you communicate with, and chrome browsing history. |
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 | 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? | Yes |
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Did they do anything to fix it? | No |
Additional Security Features
Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | No |
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