Study: Smart devices gathering excessive amounts of personal data


While many smart devices like fitness trackers are clearly designed to collect information, a growning number of household appliances like TVs, air fryers and speakers are collecting unnecessary amounts of private information on users, a new study says. — Photo: Tobias Hase/dpa

LONDON: Many smart devices including TVs, speakers, air fryers and smartwatches are making “excessive” requests for access to user data, according to a new study.

The UK consumer group Which has tested and rated a range of popular smart devices to give them a privacy score based on what data access requests they made.

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