PrivacyGuard Privacy Report
PrivacyGuard is a good identity monitoring service for privacy. Unlike many of its competitors, the company has had no security breaches in its past and doesn’t log more data than necessary. However, the service lost points due to its lack of regular software updates.
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? | service@privacyguard.com |
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| Bug bounty program? | No |
Privacy Policy
| Link | https://www.privacyguard.com/BCA/Generic/default/pdf/PPolicyPGNEWGeneric.pdf |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Social security number, name, address, telephone number, birthday, service usage history |
| What data they don’t log | n/a |
| Can you delete your data? | No |
| Third-party sharing policies | Shares information with third-parties |
Surveillance
| Log camera device/ app footage | n/a |
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| Log microphone device/ app | n/a |
| 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? | No |
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| Did they do anything to fix it? | n/a |
Additional Security Features
| Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | n/a |
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