# This is not secure

**URL:** <https://forums.wyze.com/t/this-is-not-secure/24412>\
**Category:** Cameras\
**Created:** [March 31, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/this-is-not-secure/24412 "2019-03-31T23:23:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![peepeep](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/peepeep/32/107148_2.png) [@peepeep](https://forums.wyze.com/u/peepeep)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/this-is-not-secure/24412/84 "2019-05-18T20:48:48Z")

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Updates:

> [@Why is this camera reporting to China?](https://forums.wyze.com/t/why-is-this-camera-reporting-to-china/29266/37):
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> As many members pointed out already, having a MAC device registered under a Chinese company is different than the device is reporting to China. A device’s MAC registration is agnostic to how it communicates to the world. Wyze cameras are manufactured in China. Most of the camera parts are purchased from China too. Nova is one of the suppliers for out manufacturer. When our camera boots up, it has an original MAC like c8028f. Wyze purchased our own MAC range which register under our company nam…

Now addressed in the manual:

[https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027279571-ThroughTek-User-Privacy](https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027279571-ThroughTek-User-Privacy)

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