SYMFONISK WiFi Bookshelf Speaker
Summary
The SYMFONISK WiFi Bookshelf speaker is a speaker from IKEA and Sonos that allows you to play music over WiFi and doubles as a bookshelf. The speaker can be purchased for $99.
Breach History
Has there ever been a breach or data leak?
Date of last breach
August 2019
IKEA's recent data breach occured when the company mistakenly pasted 410 customers' emails into a promotion which was sent out to others who had signed up for makerting material.
Privacy Checklist
Is any kind of biometric data collected (health, heart, voice, etc.)?
Are you able to delete your data / the data collected about you?
Does it use cookies, telemetry, or third-party tracking scripts?
Is the privacy policy user-friendly (easy to understand)?
Does it have parental controls?
Does it use encryption to protect your data both in-transit and at-rest?
Does it get regular software and / or firmware updates?
Does it require you to create a strong password?
Is there a system in place for managing security vulnerabilities?
Does it have a privacy policy?
How Can It Snoop?
Does it have a camera or request / require access to a camera?
Does it have a microphone or request / require access to a microphone?
Does it track your location or request / require access to location data?
Account Requirements
Does it require an email address to use?
Does it require a phone number to use?
Does it require an address (home or office) to use?
Payment Options
Are you able to use a credit card as a payment option?
Are you able to use a cryptocurrency as a payment option?
Are you able to use PayPal as a payment option?
Are you able to use cash or gift cards as a payment option?
What Could Go Wrong?
Not much risk in using this product. Neither IKEA or Sonos share data with third parties.
How Does It Share Your Data?
Neither IKEA or Sonos share personal data with third parties for commerical or marketing purposes.
Good Things
- Affordable.
- Great audio.
- Doubles as a shelf.
Bad Things
- Can distort bass at high volumes.
- No Bluetooth support.
Final Thoughts
The SYMFONISK Bookshelf Speaker is a safe product to use due to IKEA and Sonos' serious privacy and security policy. IKEA and Sonos do not share data with third parties for marketing or commercial purposes. From our standpoint there is not much that can go wrong.