Kasa app automatically saves wifi password

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Kasa app automatically saves wifi password
Kasa app automatically saves wifi password
2020-08-01 00:46:42 - last edited 2021-02-18 16:52:14

The Kasa app automatically saves the wireless network passwords to apply to future devices.  How can I delete the saved passwords or prevent it from saving my passwords for future use?

 

 

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Re:Kasa app automatically saves wifi password
2020-08-03 16:22:10 - last edited 2021-02-18 16:52:14

@bant 

 

The password is not displayed in plain text so if someone else was to get your phone they wouldn't know what it is if they randomly wanted to add a device.

 

If you are still worried about the password being saved, you can sign out of the Kasa app, and sign in when you would like.

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Re:Kasa app automatically saves wifi password. lee90000
2020-10-10 21:37:11 - last edited 2021-02-18 16:52:14

Wi-Fi security camera smart@Tony 

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2020-10-10 23:20:09 - last edited 2021-02-18 16:52:14

@Tony 

 

the point is that the WiFi credentials are saved on the Kasa cloud without consent and no way to delete the credentials from the Kasa cloud.

 

Signing out of the app isn't a real solution as we lose controls to our existing devices and the WiFi credentials are still stored on the Kasa cloud servers. 

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Re:Kasa app automatically saves wifi password
2020-10-12 20:21:56 - last edited 2021-02-18 16:52:14

@bant 

 

The privacy policy makes no mention of your personal wireless network password being collected. 

 

However, you can send an email to: privacy.us@tp-link.com for additional questions you may have.

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Re:Kasa app automatically saves wifi password
2020-10-12 20:24:15 - last edited 2021-02-18 16:52:14

@Tony 

 

When I try to add a new device, if I select the same WiFi to connect to, Kasa won't prompt for the WiFi password, so it's obviously the password is collected and saved by Kasa. 

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Re:Kasa app automatically saves wifi password
2021-03-23 01:22:23

@bant fwiw, I don't think it's saved to the cloud. I went into my phone settings > apps > kasa and deleted the data the app saved on my phone. recommended wifi networks disappeared when adding a device after that

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Re:Kasa app automatically saves wifi password
2021-03-23 01:26:50

@floopowder 

Good to know and will try it out. Thank you for chiming in. I love the Kasa devices but disappointed in their support. 

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Re:Kasa app automatically saves wifi password
2021-03-23 07:25:41

@bant no problem, hope it works out for you! I had the same question, then found this thread and was similarly disappointed. great products but the support docs could use some work. 

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