TVs: Once every few minutes, smart TVs beam out a snapshot of what’s on your screen. IPhones and Android phones: Hidden trackers in apps share personal information - even while you and your phone are asleep. Here’s how to turn it off.Īlexa: By default, Amazon keeps a copy of everything Echo smart speakers record.īrowser extensions: Add-ons and plug-ins can see and share everything you do on the Web.Ĭars: Automakers use hundreds of sensors and an always-on Internet connection to record where you go and how you drive.Ĭredit cards: A half-dozen kinds of companies can grab data about purchases, from your bank to the store where you’re shopping.ĭon’t sell my data: The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can help even residents of other states see and delete their data - and tell companies to stop selling it. Fowler examines the personal information streaming out of devices and services we take for granted.Īmazon Sidewalk: Amazon Sidewalk shares your Internet with smart homes - and surveillance devices.
The secret life of your data: What you need to know For all the good we get from technology, it can also take a lot from us.
