Wyze, that Seattle-based company known for making super affordable home security cameras now also makes an affordable smart lock. The basic lock comes with the ability to lock and unlock your door from nearby over Bluetooth while still being able to use your regular door key if you want. You can also add a keypad and WiFi access with their WiFi Lock Gateway, both of which cost extra. If you add the WiFi access, Google and Alexa can help lock your doors from your bed or your backyard. And the Wyze app can let you see who locked and unlocked your door and when.
Je, jambo gani linaweza kutokea mambo yakienda mrama?
Smart locks are one of those connected devices that seem to worry lots of people. The pros: They offer a lot of convenience with multiple ways to unlock the door to your home, a way to track who comes and goes from your home, they can allow you give out a keypad number to people like a babysitter and then revoke that when they no longer need access, and they can help you make sure you locked your front door when your anxiety kicks in on vacation. The cons: They can be vulnerable to any number of things such as power outages, lost or compromised phones, ransomware attacks on the company who made your lock, product security vulnerabilities, WiFi and/or Bluetooth vulnerabilities, home hub vulnerabilities, bad software updates, data leaks, and more.
With all that said, how does Wyze Smart Lock stack up? This lock operates over Bluetooth, so you need to be within about 10 feet to lock or unlock it using your phone. You can get the Wyze Lock Gateway to enable WiFi access too. We found no known security breaches of Wyze’s smart lock. However, in December 2019, Wyze suffered a huge data leak that exposed the personal information of 2.4 million security camera users when they left a database unprotected for 22 days. That is not good, not good at all. Fortunately, Wyze jumped on fixing their epic goof, which is what you want to see when something like this happens.
On the privacy side of things, Wyze seems pretty good. There’s nothing in Wyze’s privacy policy that worries us overly much. We like that Wyze does not sell your personal information. They say they can share de-identified or aggregated information with third parties, which is pretty common and not too worrisome. Although it’s a good time to remind you that it’s been found to be pretty easy to de-anonymize some types of data and track down an individual’s patterns, especially with location data. And they do some targeted advertising with data they collect. This isn’t great, but it’s also pretty normal in our digital ad economy and nothing stands out with Wyze that concerns us too much. Just be careful with what you share with third parties such as Alexa or Google Assistant as they can collect data on you too.
Vidokezi vya kujilinda
- Check out tips to ensure your smart lock safety
- Maintain a strong door
- Choose a secure access code
- Set up two-factor authentication
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Kamera
Kifaa: Hapana
Programu: Ndiyo
Kipaza sauti
Kifaa: Hapana
Programu: Ndiyo
Inafuatilia eneo
Kifaa: Hapana
Programu: Ndiyo
Unaweza kutumia nini kujisajili?
Barua pepe
Ndiyo
Simu
Hapana
Akaunti ya mhusika mwingine
Hapana
Kampuni inakusanya data gani?
Ya kibinafsi
Name, email, password, birth year, gender
Shirika linalohusiana
Kijamii
Je, kampuni inatumiaje data hii?
Unawezaje kudhibiti data yako?
Je, rekodi ya kampuni inayojulikana ya kulinda data ya watumiaji ni gani?
In 2019, a massive leak happened at Wyze, exposing information from 2.4M customers. To Wyze’s credit, it has been very detailed in describing what happened, when, why, how, and what the company is doing about it.
Je, bidhaa hii inaweza kutumika nje ya mtandao?
Maelezo ya faragha yanayofaa watumiaji?
Viungo vya taarifa za faragha
Je, bidhaa hii inakidhi Viwango vyetu vya Chini Zaidi vya Usalama?
Usimbaji fiche
128-bit encryption
Nenosiri thabiti
Masasisho ya usalama
Inashughulikia hatari
You can submit security vulnerabilities to Wyze: https://wyze.com/security-report
Sera ya faragha
Chunguza kwa Kina
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Wyze data leak: Key takeaways from server mistake that exposed information from 2.4M customersGeek Wire
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Wyze Lock and Keypad review: Good value for the money but some quirksStacey on IoT
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Can Smart Locks Be Hacked? And How to Prevent ItDIY Smart Home Solutions
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The Best Smart LocksNew York Times
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Should I get a smart lock? The pros and cons of going digital on your doorUSA Today
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Use A Smart Lock? Get In The Sea, 73% Of Security Professionals SayForbes
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Best Smart Locks of 2021Consumer Reports
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The Best Smart Locks for 2021PC Mag
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