Smart but nosy: Latest gadgets want to peer into our lives


A vendor demonstrates the CareOS Smart Mirror at CES Unveiled, the preview event for CES 2019 consumer electronics show, January 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)

LAS VEGAS: Many of the hottest new gadgets are also the nosiest ones. 

This week’s CES tech show in Las Vegas was a showcase for cameras that livestream the living room, bathroom mirrors that offer beauty tips and gizmos that track the heartbeats of unborn children. All will collect some kind of data about their users, whether photos or monitor readings; how well they’ll protect it and what exactly they plan do with it are the important and often unanswered questions. 

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