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[randomness]

Apparently vendors of Smart Home devices are under pressure from Amazon and Google to share their data.

From https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3070965/amazon-google-smart-home-tracking

Given that companies like Logitech Harmony and SmartThings are themselves hubs for smart devices, this could give the two tech giants a huge supply of new data. Smart remotes will tell them what you watch. Turning the light out will tell them what time you go to bed. Smart locks will tell them whether or not they're engaged. And all of it could tell them whether or not you're at home - if the location data doesn't already.

All of this data combined and analysed (probably by AI) could give a disturbingly accurate picture of your entire life, and coupled with your phone, it won't just be limited to your home.

Comments

[amethyst73]

Which is why we're staying as far away from such so-called 'smart devices' as long as we possibly can!

[minoanmiss]

I'm pretty sure I've read SF stories that predicted this...

[achinhibitor.livejournal.com]

How much extra will one have to pay for the device not to have it flog your data to all and sundry?

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Does Google offer that option with any other service? (Serious question.)

[achinhibitor.livejournal.com]

More likely, you'll have to buy the thing from a different company with an entirely different business model. Where it gets ugly is that there might not be enough customers who care about privacy to support even one manufacturer of smart home devices.