Is SimpliSafe safe? Privacy, police requests & security record

Facts last verified Oct 22, 2026 · Every claim is linked to its source · Methodology

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Police & law-enforcement requests

Legal process SimpliSafe's law-enforcement guidelines: account content (including video) requires a "Search Warrant OR Subpoena with prior notice to Customer OR 18 U.S.C. 2703(d) Court Order and prior notice to Customer"; a separate emergency process covers "danger of death or serious physical injury". Its camera-privacy page says it won't share footage "unless required by law".¹² Compare companies

Privacy policy: selling or sharing data

Ad sharing disclosed SimpliSafe's privacy policy says it works "with advertising partners such as Facebook and Google to deliver advertisements tailored to your interests" and offers an opt-out of targeted advertising / "Do Not Sell" link, i.e. this happens by default.³

Security incidents, vulnerabilities & regulator actions

What counts is set by our incident inclusion rule; entries before Oct 2021 are listed but not scored.

No entries in our tracker.

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