Smart devices are everywhere these days. They are in your phone, newer thermostats, and even in some lightbulbs. They can help us but can they also hurt us?
In 2019 statistics showed that 53% of Americans have smart devices in their homes. And approximately 33% of responders said that they would buy any IoT device in the next 3 years.
Customers have spent 62 billion dollars on smart home devices in 2020. 52% of all customers think that voice assistants are revolutionary.
But there is still the big question of is it safe and are the big companies spying on us.
Now there is the facts that they are. According the US patterns for both Google assistants and Amazon Alexa. They have the ability for surveillance for or against you. The patent that amazon filed reveals creapier capabilities. Consumer Watchdog went into more detail you can read that here: https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/privacy-technology/google-and-amazon-really-do-want-spy-you-patent-reveals-future-versions-their .
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