YI Home Security Camera Privacy Report
The Yi Home Security Camera lost the majority of its points due to its privacy and data sharing policy. Yi Home collects more data than necessary from its users, including personal details, IP addresses, Facebook usernames, and general location information. In addition, Yi Home reserves the right to share the data it collected with third parties, which is a huge red flag.
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? | No |
Vulnerability Management
Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities?support@YItechnology.com
| Bug bounty program? | No |
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Privacy Policy
| Link | https://kamihome.com/cms/privacy |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Name, title, date of birth, gender, email address, phone number, IP address, browser type and version, operating system, Facebook username, general location, video and audio signals and data, error logs, language settings and saved content |
| 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 | General location |
Parental Controls
| Are there parental controls? | No |
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Company History
| Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? | Yes |
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| Did they do anything to fix it? | Yes |
Additional Security Features
| Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | No |
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