SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro Privacy Report

Privacy Rating

6.2

/10

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The SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro’s LED light shows whenever it’s recording or being live streamed, a new privacy feature. Although SimpliSafe has had a hacking in the past, the company has taken steps to improve its privacy with more encryption, advanced authentication and a bug bounty program.

Encryption

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

Security Updates

Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates?	Yes
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?	security@simplisafe.com
Bug bounty program?	Yes

Privacy Policy

Link	https://simplisafe.com/privacy-policy
Specific to device?	No
Readable?	Yes
What data they log	Name, address, email address, telephone number, demographic information, payment information, how many children and adults living where alarm is installed, if location is a business, home or apartment, emergency contacts, IP address, browser type, computer or device type (brand name, model name), operating system, Internet service provider
What data they don’t log	Location, facial recognition information
Can you delete your data?	No
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?	Yes

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.?	Yes, the SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro has an LED light indicator whenever it is recording or being viewed live.