Questions tagged [privacy]
For questions concerning privacy issues associated with IoT development, management, and deployment.
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Is the Amazon Echo 'always listening' and sending data to the cloud?
Several news sources such as Intellihub and CEPro seem to suggest that Amazon's Echo home assistant constantly listens to conversations and sends them via the Internet to Amazon's servers. CEPro ...
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Is there any advantage in encrypting sensor data that is not private?
Some sites, such as this article on end-to-end encryption for IoT, suggest that all traffic sent across the IoT network should be encrypted, saying:
Enterprises, government agencies and other ...
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Will changing my user name and password block Mirai attacks?
I've recently been reading about Mirai, malware whose source has been revealed which is designed to infect IoT devices. It is appears to be a serious threat to security compromised Internet of ...
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Intercepting web traffic going over cellular network
If you can plug a device into the wall, or use it in Wi-Fi, it's easy to see the traffic with software like WireShark.
But it seems more tricky to do it with a device that uses LTE/3G or other ...
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Is the Amazon Echo mic mute a hardware switch?
I recently got my hands on an Echo Dot.
I'm hesitating to install it, since I'm concerned about my privacy.
According to Amazon's privacy notice, they may use all data they capture.
I've noticed ...
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How to stop these toys from sending what my kids say to the cloud?
As reported by several news outlets like the Verge or ConsumerAffairs, the connected toys My Friend Cayla and the i-Que record what the kids say and send it back to a server to help answer kids' ...
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Why was the Internet-connected My Friend Cayla doll banned as a "hidden espionage device"?
According to CNET, the My Friend Cayla doll was banned in Germany because it has been classed as an illegal "hidden espionage device":
If you're considering purchasing a connected toy for ...
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