How Your Air Fryer and Other Household Appliances Became Data Miners

"Smart" gadgets: the convenience you crave, with the surveillance you didn't ask for.

Christina Maas

When you bought that fancy air fryer, did you imagine it was less about crispy onion rings and more about serving your data on a silver platter to a buffet of global tech giants? UK consumer advocate Which? pulled back the curtain on the unnerving reality of “smart” appliances, revealing that your air fryer might not just be watching your waistline but also spying on your personal life.

The convenience of a Wi-Fi-enabled kitchen gizmo comes with a hefty side order of surveillance, and air fryers are just the appetizer in this banquet of invasive smart devices.

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