Eufy Security Cameras

Just picture it. You’re sitting around the living passing gifts around. A family member picks up a box, hungrily tears open the wrapping paper, and looks up at you smiling. “It’s a security camera. Just what I always wanted!”

Before you head over to Eufy to make this holiday dream come true, you should be aware that the company has, surprise, some privacy issues to know about. Ironically for a product with security in the name, it has some digital security issues as well.

Cameras: Yes, obviously

Microphones: Yes

Location tracking: Yes

What data it collects: Name, email, gender, biometric information including facial recognition data, location data, voice and video recordings

Can you delete the data: Mozilla says it’s not clear whether you can delete the data in all locations.

How the company uses the data: Advertising, sharing data with third parties, combining with data from third parties

Mozilla says:

“Eufy has also had some significant security vulnerabilities. In June 2022, security experts found three security vulnerabilities in Eufy’s Homebase 2 video storage and management device that could have allowed hackers to take control of the hub, control it remotely, or steal video footage. Eufy/Anker developed fixes for these security vulnerabilities and released them to users in a timely manner. And in May 2021, Eufy was forced to apologize for a bug that exposed the camera feeds of 712 users to strangers. Eufy said the glitch happened during a software update and “users were able to access video feeds from other users’ cameras.” Eufy said in a statement the glitch was fixed an hour after it was discovered.

Mozilla’s review:

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/eufy-security-cams/