Nest Mini Privacy Report

Privacy Rating

6.2

/10

Google Nest logs audio data as well as data from device sensors, location data, the people the user communicates with, their Chrome browsing history, and more information, shared with third parties. As well, Google has had several privacy issues in the past, including a hidden microphone in the Nest Secure security system.

Encryption

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

Security Updates

Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates?	No
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	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	No
Log microphone device/ app	Yes
Location tracking device/ app	No

Parental Controls

Are there parental controls?	No

Company History

Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past?	Not the Nest Mini specifically, but other Google products
Did they do anything to fix it?	n/a

Additional Security Features

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