Is Amcrest safe? Privacy, police requests & security record
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Answer: Amcrest: 1 qualifying incident in our tracker since Oct 2021; police requests: discretionary; privacy policy: says no sale. Highest-scoring device we track: Amcrest AD410 Video Doorbell (73/100).
Amcrest devices we track
| Device | Score | Offline | Local storage | Home Assistant | RTSP/ONVIF | Subscription | Account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amcrest AD410 Video DoorbellDoorbell · Wired (doorbell wiring) | 73 | Yes | Yes | Local polling | Yes | Not needed | Unverified |
Police & law-enforcement requests
Discretionary App privacy policy: Amcrest "may provide certain portions of your personal information to lawful organizations and government authorities if so requested." No warrant requirement stated.12 Compare companies
Privacy policy: selling or sharing data
Says no sale "Amcrest will not sell your personal information at any time under any circumstance."1
Security incidents, vulnerabilities & regulator actions
What counts is set by our incident inclusion rule; entries before Oct 2021 are listed but not scored.
| Date | Company | What happened | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021 | Amcrest | CISA added CVE-2020-5735 (Amcrest cameras and NVRs, stack buffer overflow on port 37777, CVSS 8.8) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, meaning it was exploited in the wild. First disclosed in 2020; patched firmware exists.3 | Serious vulnerability |
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Sources
- Amcrest: Privacy protection (apps) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Amcrest Privacy Policy · checked Oct 22, 2026
- NVD: CVE-2020-5735 (Amcrest cameras/NVR; in CISA KEV) · checked Oct 22, 2026