Is Swann safe? Privacy, police requests & security record

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Answer: Swann: no qualifying incidents in our tracker since Oct 2021; police requests: discretionary; privacy policy: ad sharing disclosed. Highest-scoring device we track: Swann EVO Wireless Video Doorbell (SWIFI-EVOVDB) (28/100).

Swann devices we track

DeviceScoreOfflineLocal storageHome AssistantRTSP/ONVIFSubscriptionAccount
Swann EVO Wireless Video Doorbell (SWIFI-EVOVDB)Doorbell · Battery or wired, Wi-Fi28UnverifiedYesUnverifiedUnverifiedNot neededUnverified

Police & law-enforcement requests

Discretionary Swann's US privacy policy: shares information "where we are legally required to do so, such as in response to court orders, law enforcement or legal process", and for potential threats to personal safety. No warrant requirement stated.1 Compare companies

Privacy policy: selling or sharing data

Ad sharing disclosed Swann's US privacy policy says it shares tracking data "with our data analytics providers, cookie providers, and ad networks to provide targeted advertising", and that this "may be deemed a sale or sharing under the CPRA".1

Security incidents, vulnerabilities & regulator actions

What counts is set by our incident inclusion rule; entries before Oct 2021 are listed but not scored.

No entries in our tracker.

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Sources

  1. Swann (US): Privacy policy · checked Oct 22, 2026