The Guardian has posted an article today (2023-09-07) talking about the recent finding of “Which?“, which is a UK brand that promotes informed consumer choice in the purchase of goods and services by testing products, highlighting inferior products or services, raising awareness of consumer rights, and offering independent advice.

Which? has found that “companies appear to be gathering far more data than is needed for products to function. This includes smart TVs that ask for users’ viewing habits and a smart washing machine that requires people’s date of birth“.

Here’s the full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/07/uk-owners-of-smart-home-devices-being-asked-for-swathes-of-personal-data

Of course, this is not the first time such new about data collection make its way to the general public’s focus, but my experience tells me that this “same “general public” still don’t realize the severity of privacy violations, and the importance of paying attention to what’s being done with their data. So I’m starting a new category on this blog to talk about Online Privacy & Security.