Comment by gh02t
3 years ago
Has Wyze ever provided privacy guarantees on their cloud service? Their privacy policy says they will gladly share data.
> In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process, including lawful requests by public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements;
IANAL but that sure sounds to me like they will provide data in cases where they aren't legally required to (as in a warrant) as long as they believe it's "in accordance with" the law. Which could mean almost anything other than a clearly illegal request.
https://www.wyze.com/policies/privacy-policy#c
I like Wyze and think they are acting in good faith, but I wouldn't assume they would say no to a request from government/police. They may offer local recording and RTSP, but AFAIK they are still cloud connected unless you otherwise block them or use alternate firmware and hence not private.
According to TFA, Wyze and Anker will both hand over data in response to a warrant or a court order, not simply on request.