“if you enable Friendly Faces...we automatically collect and record facial images of any individuals in your camera viewing area and create and store Facial Data from those images on your behalf.”
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Facial Data collection is automatic and extends to all individuals appearing in the camera's viewing area, not only the account holder, meaning third parties who have not interacted with Wyze are subject to data collection.
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.
View change record →If you enable Friendly Faces, Wyze will automatically collect and record the facial images of every person who appears in your camera's viewing area and will create and store Facial Data from those images.
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"if you enable Friendly Faces...we automatically collect and record facial images of any individuals in your camera viewing area and create and store Facial Data from those images on your behalf.Excerpt from Wyze's Privacy Statement
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Facial Data collection is automatic and extends to all individuals appearing in the camera's viewing area, not only the account holder, meaning third parties who have not interacted with Wyze are subject to data collection.
If you enable Friendly Faces, Wyze will automatically collect and record the facial images of every person who appears in your camera's viewing area and will create and store Facial Data from those images.
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