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June 19, 2024 at 2:32 pm
With the development of technology, Homes increasingly have more smart devices around them, related to houses etc. In fact, it is estimated that there will be 785.16 million smart homes by 2028. This situation raises doubts How Personal Data Collected from Your Home is Used.
Intelligent devices, for example, Amazon’s Alexa and other assistants; Smart vacuum cleaners, smart locks, refrigerators etc Devices that are becoming more and more popular.
“In an era of conveniently downplaying privacy concerns, our recent research has uncovered a worrying trend in apps for smart home devices, particularly from tech giants like Amazon and Google.” said Oda Sukakite, SurfShark’s privacy consultant.
Precisely, this study shows Alexa collects 28 of a possible 32 data points, which is three times more than an average household appliance collects, according to the analysis. It includes the data it collects Exact location, contact information (e-mail and phone number) and Health related data.
Although this assistant does not save browsing history, it does record search history; It doesn’t store fitness data either, but it does store health and other types of information.
In the case A Google device, it stores a little less information, but also a lot more. Out of 32 data points, it stores 22, which is more than the average that a normal device stores.
however, What do companies do with this information? Once the data is available, they can run ads In Data and Histories. In addition, they may be sold to third parties so that enhanced advertisements may be generated or risk analysis or surveys may be conducted.
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