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How Smart Devices Are Selling Your Personal Data—and How to Protect Yourself

Smartwatches and fitness bands have revolutionized the way we track health and fitness, but they come with hidden costs: your personal data. From selling your health metrics to advertisers to exposing sensitive information about your children, these devices pose significant privacy risks. The reality is stark—every step, heartbeat, or location tracked by these devices could be shared with companies, governments, or even hackers. So what can you do to stop this?

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Device Security

Smart Assistants are Getting a Little Too Smart

While extremely convenient, smart assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Google may be listening in, learning from, and sometimes even sharing our private conversations. Are these devices getting a bit too smart for their own good? Is it worth the risk of having one? We’ll help you decide.

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