Does your robot vacuum cleaner make a map of your house as it moves around, and store it on the web? Could the fact that your kitchen chairs haven't moved all week allow someone to know that no one is home? These are the kinds of things that people worry about when thinking of all the data collected by smart devices.
The Washington Post has this story:
Tour Amazon’s dream home, where every appliance is also a spy. Here’s everything Amazon learns about your family, your home and you. by Geoffrey A. Fowler
"Echo speaker
"Echos respond to the wake word “Alexa” to summon the voice assistant to play music, answer questions, shop and control other devices.
"What it knows: Collects audio recordings through an always-on microphone; keeps voice IDs to differentiate users; detects coughs, barks, snores and other sounds; logs music and news consumption; logs smart-home device activity and temperature; detects presence of people though ultrasound.
"Ring doorbell
"What it knows: Live and recorded video, audio and photos of the outside of your house; when people come and go and you receive packages; status of linked devices like lights.
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"Kindle or Fire Tablet
"What it knows: What and when you read and watch entertainment and news; when you open, close and how long you use third-party apps; your location.
"Why that matters: Amazon knows exactly how fast you read and how far you actually got through your last novel. Kindles and Fire Tablets are another way Amazon gets to know your tastes, which helps it sell you things.
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"Roomba vacuum cleaner
"A vacuum cleaner that automatically roams around your house to clean, which Amazon is acquiring in a still-pending deal for $1.7 billion.
"What it knows: Camera identifies obstacles and layout of rooms and furniture; when, how often and where you clean.
"Why that matters: When the deal was announced, some Roomba owners balked at the idea that Amazon might gain access to maps of their home, created by the robots to help them clean. "
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