These cars want to know about your sex life (re-air)

S5E25 - These cars want to know about your sex life (re-air)

Published: December 1, 2024

Duration: 44:59

Two weeks ago, the Lock and Code podcast shared three stories about home products that requested, collected, or exposed sensitive data online.

There were the air fryers that asked users to record audio through their smartphones. There was the smart ring maker that, even with privacy controls put into place, published data about users’ stress levels and heart rates. And there was the smart, AI-assisted vacuum that, through the failings of a group of contractors, allowed an image of a woman on a toilet to be shared on Facebook.

These cautionary tales involved “smart devices,” products...