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Expanded access to personal information raises privacy concerns with connected devices

Some 64% of people use connected devices daily, typically to access important information regarding health or smart-home appliances. But many users are oblivious to how their data is shared across networks and devices. Smart home appliances are also the connected devices that people use most, researchers found. Hackers are increasingly targeting these devices for nefarious purposes botnets, data exfiltration, spying on people (i.e. through connected baby cams), etc. The study was conducted on 503 users who own at least one connected device.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/expanded-access-personal-information-raises-privacy-concerns-connected-devices/

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