In the rush to embrace IoT devices, we shouldn’t trade in our privacy and security for the added convenience
Ours is an interconnected world. We have smart doorbells, so we can check on our smartphones who rang, smartwatches to track our children’s’ locations, and fitness trackers to see how we are doing with our physical health. The Internet of Things revolution has even swept our households with a whole range of smart home appliances ranging from smart tea kettles to smart washing machines to smart fridges.
All of this makes life easier, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that it makes our life more secure. Being able to manage most of your household from your smartphone may be convenient, but are the gadgets you choose safe? Here are some of the Internet of Things (IoT) gizmos that may, for convenience’s sake, infringe on your privacy.
Child trackers and watches
The priority of any parent is to keep their children safe. In a bid to keep track of their offspring in a steadily more digitized world, some parents opt for smartwatches with tracking capabilities, so they can see where their little ones are if they go out on a playdate, and even communicate with them if need be. But not all kid trackers are a great choice – if you want to buy an off-brand smartwatch, you should most definitely be picky about what you’re choosing.
Unfortunately, manufacturers may have gaping holes in, for example, the security of their servers … and that could inadvertently put your children at risk instead of keeping them safe. Case in point: with one smartwatch model, researchers were able to access the location, phone number, photos, and conversations of well over 5,000 children, due to the manufa ..
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