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Is Home Security Camera: Scanner Safe?

Home Security Camera: Scanner privacy label · by FIRESTAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED · checked November 2026

  • Tracks you
  • Collects location
  • Recently updated
App Privacy label Developer-reported · checked November 1, 2026
Used to track you
4types
Linked to you
0types

None declared

Not linked to you
5types
Short answer

It depends on how you feel about tracking: Home Security Camera: Scanner declares data used to track you. The sensitive items are location. In total the label lists 5 data types; 40% of security camera apps we checked declare tracking.

At a glance

Home Security Camera: Scanner privacy in one look

Data exposure on the label
Used to track you
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Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.

Verdict from the label
Tracks you

Home Security Camera: Scanner's developer reports using purchases, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics to track you across other companies' apps and websites.

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Did Home Security Camera: Scanner ask for something?

Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Home Security Camera: Scanner's developer declared.

It asked me for access to…
Tap a prompt to compare it with the label.
Matches the label

Home Security Camera: Scanner lists Location on its label. Choose While Using and turn off Precise Location if the feature works without it.

Not on the label

User Content is not on Home Security Camera: Scanner'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.

Not on the label

Contacts is not on Home Security Camera: Scanner'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.

Expected — and you can decline

Home Security Camera: Scanner declares data used to track you, so expect the “Allow to track?” prompt. Tap Ask App Not to Track; the app must keep working without it.

Not on the label

Health & Fitness is not on Home Security Camera: Scanner'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.

Line by line

What Home Security Camera: Scanner collects, explained

Data typeWhat it coversWhere to limit it
LocationSensitiveNot linked to you Where your phone is, either precisely (street level) or approximately (city or area). Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services: choose Never or While Using, and turn off Precise Location if the app does not need it.
PurchasesUsed to track youNot linked to you What you have bought or tend to buy. Review in-app marketing settings; subscriptions are listed in Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions.
IdentifiersUsed to track youNot linked to you An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted.
Usage DataUsed to track youNot linked to you What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings.
DiagnosticsUsed to track youNot linked to you Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate.
Reading the label

What Home Security Camera: Scanner's label means for you

Home Security Camera: Scanner's label has 4 types under “Data Used to Track You”, 5 types 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.

Tracking is the declaration that most separates apps. It means purchases, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics from Home Security Camera: Scanner can be combined with data from other companies to target or measure ads, or shared with data brokers. On iOS 14.5 and later, the app must ask your permission before tracking you through the advertising identifier; answering “Ask App Not to Track” blocks that identifier and tells the developer you have declined.

The items that deserve the most attention are location. Location history reveals home, work and routines. Precise location deserves the most scrutiny.

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. Home Security Camera: Scanner lists 5 data types, more than the average of 3.1 for this group.

Utilities range from calculators to VPNs, so their labels vary more than any other category. A simple tool that collects identifiers and usage data for tracking is a sign of advertising SDKs.

On your iPhone

Settings to check for Home Security Camera: Scanner

  1. 1

    Tracking

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.

  2. 2

    Location

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › Home Security Camera: Scanner. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.

  3. 3

    Microphone & camera

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Microphone and Camera. The orange and green dots in the status bar show when either is in use.

  4. 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.

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    Notifications

    Settings › Notifications › Home Security Camera: Scanner › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.

Cross-app tracking

Does Home Security Camera: Scanner track you?

Yes — 4 data types

Purchases, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics. Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker.

Does Home Security Camera: Scanner track you? Full answer and how to stop it →

iOS 18 and later

Lock Home Security Camera: Scanner behind Face ID

  1. Find Home Security Camera: Scanner on your Home Screen or in App Library.
  2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
  4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Home Security Camera: Scanner now asks for authentication every time it opens.

The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Home Security Camera: Scanner has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.

From the App Store record

About Home Security Camera: Scanner

DeveloperFIRESTAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
App Store categoryUtilities
Latest version1.4, released October 2026
First releasedApril 2026
RequiresiOS 15.0 or later
Size21 MB
Age rating4+
Languages41 (AR, BG, CA, HR, CS, DA, NL, EN…)
Bundle IDcom.home.security.master

The current version shipped in October 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.

Read with care

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 Home Security Camera: Scanner 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 Home Security Camera: Scanner's developer: Who can view my camera footage, and is it end-to-end encrypted?

How it compares

Home Security Camera: Scanner vs similar security camera apps

Data types listed on each App Store privacy label
Tracks youLinked to youNot linkedCollects nothing

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Your Home Security Camera: Scanner privacy checklist

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Done. You have applied every control the label points to.

Quick quiz

True or false?

  1. Q1Home Security Camera: Scanner's privacy label says it uses data to track you.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: it lists purchases, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics under Data Used to Track You.

  2. Q2Apple tests every app to confirm its privacy label is accurate.
    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.

  3. Q3Home Security Camera: Scanner collects Location.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: Location appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.

  4. Q4Data “Not Linked to You” is never sent off your iPhone.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.

  5. Q5Tapping “Ask App Not to Track” can stop an app from working.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.

Questions people ask

Home Security Camera: Scanner privacy FAQ

Is Home Security Camera: Scanner safe to use?
Based on its App Store privacy label, home Security Camera: Scanner's developer reports using purchases, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics to track you across other companies' apps and websites. Whether that is acceptable depends on what you will store in it. The label is developer-reported, not an independent security test.
Does Home Security Camera: Scanner track you?
Yes. Its label lists purchases, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics under Data Used to Track You. You can decline at the iOS tracking prompt.
What data does Home Security Camera: Scanner collect?
Location, purchases, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics. Of these, purchases, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics are linked to your identity.
Who makes Home Security Camera: Scanner?
FIRESTAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED, according to the App Store. It was first released in April 2026 and the current version is 1.4.
Can I lock Home Security Camera: Scanner with Face ID?
On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold Home Security Camera: Scanner's icon and choose Require Face ID (or Touch ID / Passcode). This is an iPhone feature and works for most downloaded apps, whether or not the app has its own lock. If you don't see the option, update iOS.
How does Home Security Camera: Scanner compare with other security camera apps?
Across 164 security camera apps with labels in our snapshot, 40% declare tracking and 17% say they collect no data. Home Security Camera: Scanner lists 5 data types against an average of 3.1.
Who can view my camera footage, and is it end-to-end encrypted?
The privacy label cannot answer that. Look for it in Home Security Camera: Scanner's privacy policy or support pages, linked from the App Store listing. Turn on two-factor authentication for the camera account and review who has shared access.
How do I delete my data from Home Security Camera: Scanner?
Apps that let you create an account must also let you start account deletion from inside the app (an App Store rule since June 2022). Deleting the app from your iPhone alone does not delete data already sent to the developer.
Facts on this page come from Home Security Camera: Scanner on the App Store, as reported by the developer. Checked 2026-11-01. How we collect data · Report a correction