Litter Robot 3 Connect
Review date: 11/02/2020
Never scoop cat litter again! That's the claim this robot litter box makes, and honestly, that's some damn fine marketing. We love our cats. But who really enjoys dealing with the litter box. So, if you have $500--yes, it's not cheap to live the litter box scooper-free life--this WiFi-enabled, automatic, self-cleaning litter box could be the answer to your litter scooping prayers. Not only does it do all the work for you, you can also spy on your kitty while it poops! The litter box connects to an app that tells you "recent usage history" and "waste drawer levels." So you'll always know when and how much littler box business Fluffy has done. Whoo! Talk about peace of mind.
What could happen if something goes wrong
Last year this robot litter box didn't meet our Minimum Security Standards. This year it does. We love to see improvement! However, our privacy researcher gave AutoPets' privacy policy the award for the longest and hardest to read privacy policy ever. We don't love hard to read privacy policies. We also don't love that Autopets may share your personal data for marketing purposes, even if that's pretty common. A company selling a $500 litter box should do better, in our opinion. All in all, someone potentially spying on you spying on you cat pooping probably isn't the worst invasion of your privacy.
Privacy
Can it snoop on me?
Camera
Device: No
App: Yes
Microphone
Device: No
App: No
Tracks Location
Device: No
App: Yes
What is required to sign up?
Yes
Phone
No
Third party account
No
What data does it collect?
Personal
Name, gender, email, phone number, address
Biometric
Social
How does it use this data?
How can you control your data?
What is the company’s known track record for protecting users’ data?
No known incidents in the last 2 years.
Can this product be used offline?
User friendly privacy information?
Links to privacy information
Security
Does this product meet our Minimum Security Standards?
Encryption
Uses encryption in transit and at rest.
Strong password
During the onboarding process, you connect to the device via the device's local WiFi network using the default password "neverscoop." After onboarding, the device communicates directly with the app.
Security updates
Manages vulnerabilities
Litter Robot states that it does not have a formal bug bountry program, but occasionally has third party professionals perform security audits.
Privacy policy
Litter Robot wins the award for the longest and hardest to read privacy policy. It didn't have an index of sections, and included privacy blurbs from every service and third party it has ever dealt with.
