Nest Cam IQ Outdoor Privacy Report
The Nest Cam IQ Outdoor logs audio and video, and they collect a lot of personal data including our mobile location. A lot of that can be deleted at our request, but sometimes it’s just dangerous for a company to have all that material. This particular camera hasn’t suffered from a security breach yet, but other Nest products have, which makes us nervous that our personal information might wind up in unsavory hands at some point.
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 |
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| Bug bounty program? | Yes |
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? | No, but other Nest products have faced security issues |
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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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