Why is this camera reporting to China?

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@GregLock

There are other threads on this if you want to pursue this further, some of which have responses by actual Wyze employees.

I’m not seeing other threads on this, can you post a link?

This is the most recent one I noticed. Please continue the China-connection discussion there. Feel free to continue the manufacturer name hardware address discussion here.

Wyze Cam V2 attempting UDP 10001 connections to Chinese IP

I have a Wyze Cam V2 with firmware version 4.9.4.28. My network security configuration allows for GeoIP blocking, and as such, I do not allow access to and from my network to specific countries. I have noticed, however, that my Wyze Cam is constantly and consistently attempting connections to 39.97.173.52 (appears to be a Chinese address) over UDP 10001. I only noticed this due to my GeoIP blocking, so I have not had a chance to capture the network traffic long enough to determine what other …