Our research shows how smart tech manufacturers and the firms they work with are currently able to collect data from consumers, seemingly with reckless abandon, and this is often done with little or no transparency.
The Xiaomi app linked to its air fryer connected to trackers from Facebook, Pangle (the ad network of TikTok for Business), and Chinese tech giant Tencent.
Experts from Which? have warned that several popular air fryers are spying on unsuspecting users, as all three products demanded permissions to listen in on conversations.
The analysis revealed that all three products - Aigostar, Xiaomi Mi Smart, and Cosori CAF-LI401S - knew their customers' precise location, and wanted permission to record audio.
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