None declared
Mostly a question of trust: Defender 24-7 collects data linked to you but declares no tracking. None of it falls in Apple's most sensitive categories (health, financial, location, contacts or your own content). In total the label lists 1 data type; 40% of security camera apps we checked declare tracking.
Defender 24-7 privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
Defender 24-7 collects 1 data type tied to your identity but declares no tracking.
Did Defender 24-7 ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Defender 24-7's developer declared.
Location is not on Defender 24-7's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
User Content is not on Defender 24-7's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts is not on Defender 24-7's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Defender 24-7 declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.
Health & Fitness is not on Defender 24-7's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What Defender 24-7 collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| Contact InfoLinked to youNot linked to you | Your name, email address, phone number or postal address. | Use Sign in with Apple with Hide My Email where offered, and check the app's account and marketing preferences. |
What Defender 24-7's label means for you
Defender 24-7's label has 1 type under “Data Linked to You”, 1 type under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.
Defender 24-7 declares no tracking, which means the developer says it does not combine your data with other companies' data for advertising or sell it to data brokers. The data linked to you — contact info — is still tied to your identity, typically through an account, and is covered by the developer's privacy policy and retention rules.
None of the data types fall into the categories most people consider sensitive: health, financial information, precise location, contacts, browsing history or the content you create.
Security camera apps stream video from inside and around your home. Cloud recording, sharing with household members and law-enforcement request policies all matter. Turn on two-factor authentication for the camera account and review who has shared access.
Among the 164 security camera apps in our snapshot with a label, 40% declare tracking, 66% collect data linked to you and 17% say they collect nothing. Defender 24-7 lists 1 data type, fewer than the average of 3.1 for this group.
Photo and video apps usually request access to your photo library. iOS lets you share only selected photos, which keeps the rest of the library — and its location metadata — away from the app.
Settings to check for Defender 24-7
- 1
Photos
Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.
- 2
Microphone & camera
Settings › Privacy & Security › Microphone and Camera. The orange and green dots in the status bar show when either is in use.
- 3
Sign-in
When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.
- 4
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 5
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Defender 24-7 › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Defender 24-7 track you?
There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on Defender 24-7's label.
Does Defender 24-7 track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Defender 24-7 behind Face ID
- Find Defender 24-7 on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Defender 24-7 now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Defender 24-7 has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About Defender 24-7
| Developer | Empowerment Technologies Inc |
| App Store category | Photo & Video |
| Latest version | 1.5.1, released September 2023 |
| First released | January 2019 |
| Requires | iOS 10.0 or later |
| Size | 326 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 39 (AR, BG, HR, CS, DA, NL, EN, ET…) |
| Bundle ID | com.mcu.defender |
The current version shipped in September 2023, 3 years before our snapshot. Apps that are not updated may not support newer iOS privacy controls, and an abandoned app will not get security fixes.
Also by Empowerment Technologies Inc: Defender Empower, Defender Guard.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Defender 24-7 sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask Defender 24-7's developer: Who can view my camera footage, and is it end-to-end encrypted?
Defender 24-7 vs similar security camera apps
- Camera Detector & Spy Finder
- Eyeplus
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- Defender 24-7 (this app)
- Find Cameras:Privacy Protector
- Easy Security Camera
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Your Defender 24-7 privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Defender 24-7's label.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Contact Info appears on its label.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.