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Eufy (Anker) Security Camera

Anker Innovations (Eufy) · Camera / Doorbell

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7.5Surveillance
Index
Policy — what its policy permitsF
Evidence — what research provesF

Marketed as 'local-only' storage, but cameras streamed unencrypted footage to the cloud and stored a unique ID for everyone filmed, which Anker later admitted after a security researcher's disclosure.

Why this rating

Anker/Eufy marketed its cameras as local-only and encrypted, but independent researchers proved footage streamed unencrypted to the cloud and a persistent unique ID was stored for everyone filmed — a direct contradiction of the company's core privacy promise.

What it is

Manufacturer
Anker Innovations (Eufy)
Category
Camera / Doorbell
Model years
2016-present
Market status
Current
Companion app
eufy Security

The evidence 5

Independent research, regulatory action, lawsuits, breaches and journalism about this device — the "what actually happens" axis. Each links to its source.

  1. Journalism · AppleInsider · 2023-01-31

    Anker admitted its Eufy security cameras, marketed as storing footage locally and encrypted, had in fact streamed unencrypted footage to the cloud.

    Why it matters here: Direct admission by Anker that Eufy cameras were never actually encrypted as marketed.

  2. Journalism · Gizmodo · 2023-01-01

    Gizmodo's investigation into the Eufy unencrypted-cloud-streaming scandal that contradicted the brand's local-only privacy marketing.

    Why it matters here: Gizmodo's investigation into the Eufy unencrypted-cloud scandal.

  3. Journalism · Gizmodo · 2022-12-01

    Earlier Gizmodo report first surfacing evidence that Eufy cameras transmitted unencrypted footage to the cloud despite local-storage marketing claims.

    Why it matters here: Earlier Gizmodo report first surfacing the Eufy cloud-streaming evidence.

  4. Journalism · The Register · 2023-03-17

    Reports that Eufy cameras generated and stored a persistent unique identifier for every person captured on camera, raising facial-recognition privacy concerns.

    Why it matters here: Report on Eufy's persistent unique-ID tracking of everyone filmed.

  5. Lawsuit · ClassAction.org · 2023-02-01

    Class action filed against Anker alleging Eufy cameras secretly uploaded user images and live footage to the cloud despite local-only marketing.

    Why it matters here: Class action directly targets Eufy's secret cloud-upload practices.

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