{
  "slug": "arlo",
  "category": "security-cameras",
  "name": "Arlo",
  "description": "Wireless security cameras and video doorbells with an app for live view, motion alerts and cloud recording through an Arlo Secure subscription.",
  "website": "https://www.arlo.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "android",
    "ios",
    "web"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 0,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Arlo scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the security cameras criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/security-cameras/arlo/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/security-cameras/arlo/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.arlo.app/latest/",
      "note": "The Exodus report finds Amplitude, Google AdMob, Google CrashLytics, Google Firebase Analytics and Swrve in the Android app."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://us.arlo.com/pages/privacy-notice",
      "note": "The privacy notice describes interest-based in-app advertising for users without a subscription and sharing data with ad networks."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "VWO",
        "host": "dev.visualwebsiteoptimizer.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:00.965Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}