Whistle Pet Tracker
Whistle Labs · Pet Tracker
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Index
Tracks pet GPS location and activity and includes app-side camera access, and a 2018 flaw let anyone substitute or alter a Whistle 3 tracker's coordinates because transmissions were unauthenticated.
Why this rating
Whistle tracks pet GPS location with app-side camera access, and a 2018 vulnerability allowed anyone to tamper with or substitute a tracker's coordinates because transmissions were unauthenticated.
What it is
- Camera
- GPS / location
- Requires a cloud account
- Manufacturer
- Whistle Labs
- Category
- Pet Tracker
- Model years
- 2012-present
- Market status
- Current
- Companion app
- Whistle
The evidence 1
Independent research, regulatory action, lawsuits, breaches and journalism about this device — the "what actually happens" axis. Each links to its source.
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Mozilla's privacy review of the Whistle GO Explore pet tracker, evaluating its data practices and security posture.
Why it matters here: Mozilla's dedicated privacy review of the Whistle GO Explore pet tracker.
Descriptive, cited, not legal advice; ratings are versioned and corrections create a new version. Data from the IoT Info Grabber DB research project, CC BY-SA 4.0.