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Yes, Your TV Is Probably Spying on You. Your Fridge, Too. Here’s What They Know.
Devices in your home are quietly collecting information about you. Some of that data may be shared, analyzed, and sold by organizations you’ve never heard of. Maybe it’s fine. Maybe not.
The complaint alleges that for a decade, Google, which makes Nest smart-home devices, knowingly sent sensitive user data via real-time bidding to “foreign adversary” countries in violation of federal law. Peter Dolanjski of DuckDuckGo noted that it’s common for tech companies to rely on third-party analytics and advertising tools in their smartphone apps, including some used to manage smart devices. During an Alexa+ demonstration event that Wirecutter attended, the presenter noted that users will be able to tell Alexa their personal preferences, including likes and dislikes in foods, songs, movies, and so on, which will get incorporated into future interactions.
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