This router gets the basics right, but the gaps are significant. The Nest WiFi Pro is managed entirely through your Google account, and Google itself logs network usage data from the device. If any device on your Wi-Fi gets infected — a kid’s tablet, a smart bulb, a guest’s phone — it can reach your work laptop and banking app on the same flat network.
A C grade is not a sign-off. It means there are real, exploitable issues affecting this network every day.
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Anyone who phishes your Google password also gets control of your home network
Anyone who phishes your Google password also gets your router. Email, photos, calendar, and home network all sit behind one login — and Google's account-recovery loop runs through phone numbers and email you may also be checking on this same Wi-Fi.
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Google has too much access to your home network: The Nest WiFi Pro is managed entirely through your Google account, and Google itself logs network usage data from the device. A compromised Google password gives an attacker direct router access, and Google sees which sites every device in your home connects to throughout the day.
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