Did you know that some so-called 'smart toys' may be spying on your kids' behaviour patterns? A shocking study into 12 such toys found breaches of security and privacy, with the toys recording and transmitting user data to toy manufacturers.

Some smart toys may be spying on your kids' behaviour patterns in breach of privacy

You may be one of the many individuals who thinks that the discussions they have next to their cellphones result in them seeing online advertisements for goods or services they may have discussed with others offline. Or you may know individuals who hold that belief.

Smart devices evesdropping for ad targeting and listening to your conversations secretly?

Amazon has faced criticism from a customer, based in Baltimore in the US state of Maryland after the tech giant shut off all of his smart home devices for a week following a false accusation made by a delivery driver, reported New York Post.

Amazon shuts down customer's smart home devices over false racism claims

Smart speakers are certainly a boon. They help us navigate technology with ease, act as a home assistant and turn out as a friend in lonely times. New research from Ofcom has revealed that these smart devices can help users feel less lonely and also help disabled people feel more independent.

Alexa, Siri are helping users battle loneliness, making disabled people more independent: Survey

When I received the Lenovo Smart Clock "Essential", I wondered, who uses a clock, smart or simple, anymore? You see, when you're in the business of reviewing tech, you often get jaded and take otherwise useful features for granted.

Lenovo Smart Clock Essential: A smart clock that won't alarm you

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday said pranksters are hijacking weakly-secured smart devices to live-stream swatting incidents. The domestic intelligence and security service of the United States issued a statement saying "Recently, offenders have been using victims' smart devices, including video and audio capable home surveillance devices, to carry out swatting attacks.

Pranksters are hijacking smart devices to live-stream swatting, says FBI

Reports say only the Google Home smart speaker was affected with this glitch, and other Google Assistant devices worked fine

Google Home suffers outage, Assistant stops responding to commands

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