Change record
CA-X-003907
Wyze Privacy Statement
Entity
Date detected
July 22, 2026
Severity
Direction
Neutral
Taxonomy
Disclosure requirement change
Changes
+1 sentence added

Impact Summary

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Medium Neutral for users
Affected users
Wyze watch users Wyze band users

Wyze updated its privacy statement to explicitly disclose that the Wyze Watch and Wyze Band collect information about your contacts, incoming SMS messages, and incoming phone calls. This collection supports the devices' incoming call alerts and text message preview features. The change clarifies what data these wearable devices access to deliver their notification functionality.

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What this means for you

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The updated privacy statement now explicitly states that Wyze Watch and Wyze Band collect information about your contacts, incoming SMS messages, and incoming phone calls to support incoming call alerts and text message previews on those devices. This represents a disclosure of data collection practices tied to specific device features. The collection occurs to enable the notification functionality these devices advertise, though the statement does not specify retention periods, deletion policies, or whether this data is shared with third parties.

Key Clauses Affected

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Wyze Watch and Band data collection disclosure

Explicitly discloses collection of contacts, incoming SMS, and incoming phone calls to support device notification features.

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Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
8f94a137bca583e167db9ed555c185d2eb254c0457e9343598f23a4ac7ebd16a
July 15, 2026 01:00 UTC
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Current Version
4e3a7dac92b18decb78537816d674c1dcba3a35c434ad4a9307a0963e72aae2b
July 22, 2026 01:06 UTC
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Change Detected
July 22, 2026 01:06 UTC
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Analysis Methodology
✓ Verified
Source Document
https://www.wyze.com/policies/privacy-policy
Record history

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2026-10-11 · Feed summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text
Adds disclosure of contact, SMS, and phone call data collection on Wyze Watch and Band devices.
2026-10-11 · Impact summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
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The updated privacy statement explicitly describes the data collection practices of Wyze Watch and Wyze Band devices: contact information, incoming SMS messages, and incoming phone calls. The statement indicates this data is collected to support the delivery of incoming call alerts and text message previews on those wearable devices. This disclosure clarifies the technical basis for wearable features rather than establishing new data collection authority.
2026-10-11 · Summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
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Wyze's privacy statement was updated in an update detected on July 22, 2026 to explicitly disclose that Wyze Watch and Wyze Band devices collect information about user contacts, incoming SMS messages, and incoming phone calls. This disclosure explains the technical basis for incoming call alerts and text message previews on those wearable devices. The change adds transparency about what data these specific devices access, rather than introducing a new data collection practice.
2026-10-07 · Change line edited · change line rewritten to the 2026-10-07 template: no detection date, no sentence counts
Previous text
Wyze updated their Wyze Privacy Statement on July 22, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) added. Document contained 194 sentences after update.
Citation Record
Entity: Wyze
Document: Wyze Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-X-003907
Version: CA-V-005177
Captured: 2026-07-22 01:06:49 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-07-22-wyze-wyze-privacy-statement-3907/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

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Assessment

Wyze has added explicit disclosure language regarding contact, SMS, and phone call data collection on its wearable devices. This change clarifies what personal data the Wyze Watch and Band access and for what purpose. From …

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Document
Wyze Privacy Statement
Entity
Wyze
Captured
July 22, 2026
Source URL
https://www.wyze.com/policies/privacy-policy
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