AirTag-like trackers for Android have arrived, mostly, but only two brands have started selling hardware. Eufy previously said it would launch trackers for Android’s Find My Device network in June, but has now quietly delayed that to a much more vague timeline.
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The Android Find My Device network is now rolling out, and AirTag-like trackers are on their way too. Anker’s Eufy is among those coming to the Find My Device network, and Eufy has confirmed that its SmartTrack lineup will add Android trackers in June.
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Over the past several weeks, it’s come out that Eufy security cameras and video doorbells have been subject to some glaring security issues as well as directly betraying marketing claims for privacy. Tonight, the brand has finally publicly acknowledged these issues while still downplaying some key aspects of the story.
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Anker’s Eufy has been under intense scrutiny over the past two months, with its cameras being revealed not only to boldly lie about “local-only” storage but also to have glaring security holes that the company refuses to acknowledge. Now, the company is removing those promises from its website.
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Recently it was revealed that Anker’s Eufy was sending data from its cameras to the cloud, despite advertising the opposite. Now, Eufy has updated its app to with a disclosure more clearly explaining that it is sending data to the cloud when certain settings are enabled.
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Home security cameras have gotten a lot better in recent years, but the security of your footage has always been a concern. Anker’s Eufy brand claims to keep data local, but a security researcher has exposed that the claim is far from true, with footage not only going to the cloud, but remaining visible even after it was supposed to be deleted.
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