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https://www.zdnet.com/article/cheap-kids-smartwatch-exposes-the-location-of-5000-children/
Insecure web backend and mobile app let attackers access any kids’ details and parent account.
https://www.cnet.com/news/no-one-should-buy-the-facebook-portal-tv/
solidly performing, decently priced device that just isn’t suited for anyone because of the privacy concerns and increasingly alarming issues plaguing the social networking site
By now, the privacy threats posed by Amazon Alexa and Google Home are common knowledge. Workers for both companies routinely listen to audio of users—recordings of which can be kept forever—and the sounds the devices capture can be used in criminal trials.
Now, there’s a new concern: malicious apps developed by third parties and hosted by Amazon or Google.
A flaw in the Bluetooth communication protocol may expose modern device users to tracking and could leak their ID
can be used to spy on users despite native OS protections that are in place
https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-alexa-keeps-your-data-with-no-expiration-date-and-shares-it-too/
A US senator asked questions, and Amazon provided answers you might not want to hear.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48664251
Samsung previously raised eyebrows about the security of its smart TVs[…] when it warned customers not to discuss personal information in front of the displays as they could transmit it to third parties.
I listened to four years of my Alexa archive and found thousands of fragments of my life […] There were even sensitive conversations that somehow triggered Alexa’s “wake word” to start recording
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47893082
Amazon, Apple and Google all employ staff who listen to customer voice recordings from their smart speakers and voice assistant apps.
A global team reviews audio clips in an effort to help the voice-activated assistant respond to commands.
The tech giants are demanding a continuous stream of customer information from smart-home manufacturers, prompting privacy concerns.
https://www.nrk.no/norge/smartklokken-reddet-toralv-lordag-natt-1.14412266
Natt til lørdag falt Toralv Østvang (67) hardt i badegulvet alene på Hamar. En knapp halvtime senere fant politiet ham blodig og bevisstløs. De hadde fått beskjed av smartklokken rundt håndleddet hans.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/10/18177305/ring-employees-unencrypted-customer-video-amazon
Smart doorbell company Ring allowed employees to share unencrypted customer videos with each other
https://loupventures.com/annual-smart-speaker-iq-test/
Google Assistant was able to answer 88% of them correctly vs. Siri at 75%, Alexa at 73%, and Cortana at 63%
Over a 12-month period, Google Home improved by 7 percentage points, Echo by 9 points, Siri (9-month) by 22 points, and Cortana by 7 points
It navigates interruptions and other tricky features of human conversation to field millions of requests a day.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46181800
A judge in the US has asked Amazon to hand over audio recordings from an Amazon Echo which was in a house where two women died.