What you need to know
- Eufy has begun removing and changing the language of its privacy and security policy from its website.
- The company has yet to fully address the security issue discovered over two weeks ago.
- Eufy had previously experienced a privacy breach of camera footage in May 2021, compounding the company’s product problems.
In the past month, Eufy has gone from being a beloved brand on many tech sites and mainstream retailers, including Android Central, to a brand that has lost credibility almost overnight. After the event in late November (opens in new tab) and a similar issue the previous year, Android Central moved to an official “deprecated” stance (opens in new tab) About Yufi products.
We are now upgrading this to a warning that Eufy users must remove all Eufy cameras installed within their premises.We have a list of the best Eufy camera alternatives (opens in new tab) If you want to replace it with something more popular, including recommendations for pricing, local storage, and object detection requirements.
What made the recommendation change? Eufy has begun removing security and privacy promises from its website rather than actually addressing the issues raised for its products. has been revealed (according to The Verge). (opens in new tab)). when viewing the company’s website at archive.org (opens in new tab) And compare it to the current Eufy Privacy Commitment. (opens in new tab) Looking at the page, you can see that some parts of the site have changed. Here’s a collection of all the major changes we found:
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Of the many changes to Eufy’s privacy policy site, I’ve found these three to be the most egregious. Some of the wording in many company policies appears to have been changed for clarity, but these three examples are complete policy changes, not mere clarifications.
Additionally, Eufy has completely removed its policy on sharing footage with law enforcement.
With Eufy changing its promises and starting to backtrack on company policy, Android Central officially recommends that Eufy users discontinue Eufy cameras as soon as possible. The company has not responded to Android Central requests since it already sent red flags about Eufy’s behavior after the initial incident in November.
Additionally, changing key terms of service or privacy and security commitments will completely undermine any remaining trust in the company’s products. Even if these policy changes don’t bother you now, I’m not sure what else Eufy might withdraw or change in the future.
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