Anker finally admits it's Eufy security cameras did not use encryption

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https://www.theverge.com/23573362/anker-eufy-security-camera-answers-encryption

First, Anker told us it was impossible. Then, it covered its tracks. It repeatedly deflected while utterly ignoring our emails. So shortly before Christmas, we gave the company an ultimatum: if Anker wouldn’t answer why its supposedly always-encrypted Eufy cameras were producing unencrypted streams — among other questions — we would publish a story about the company’s lack of answers.

It worked.

In a series of emails to The Verge, Anker has finally admitted its Eufy security cameras are not natively end-to-end encrypted — they can and did produce unencrypted video streams for Eufy’s web portal, like the ones we accessed from across the United States using an ordinary media player.

Read more at Source for all Q&A.

 

[HarborFront]

Anker has answered all the questions at theverge.com link above. Improvements will be coming.

So, if anyone still has doubts about its security and privacy, please choose another brand.

Life must go on.