Nest Cam Outdoor Privacy Report

Privacy Rating
5.8
/10
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Don’t purchase the Nest Cam Outdoor unless you trust Google with your video footage. The tech giant also logs information about your Wi-Fi network, geographic location, and connected devices. If that makes you uneasy, you can delete your data – but it would be better if Google collected less information in the first place.

Product Update: Google no longer sells the Nest Cam Outdoor, but you may be able to pick one up from a reseller.

Encryption

In Transit Yes
At rest? Yes
All network communications and capabilities? Yes

Security Updates

Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? No, product discontinued
Product available to use during updates? Yes

Passwords

Mandatory password? Yes
Two-Factor authentication? Yes
Multi-Factor authentication? Yes

Vulnerability Management

Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities? Fill out a ticket
Bug bounty program? Yes

Privacy Policy

Link https://nest.com/legal/privacy-statement-for-nest-products-and-services/
Specific to device? No
Readable? Yes
What data they log Address, environmental data, video, audio, device information
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
Log microphone device/ app Yes
Location tracking device/ app Yes

Parental Controls

Are there parental controls? No

Company History

Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? Yes
Did they do anything to fix it? Yes

Additional Security Features

Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? No