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Chinese Air Fryers May Be Spying on Consumers, Which? Warns

6 pointsby lambertsimnel7 months ago

3 comments

jqpabc1237 months ago
The question that immediately comes to mind is why anyone really wants a connected air fryer?<p>An air fryer is really just a convection oven --- a resistance heating element with a fan for circulation.<p>Time and temperature are the basic controls.
JohnFen7 months ago
Easy rule to avoid this sort of thing: don&#x27;t buy network-connected devices that have no actual need to be network-connected. If you encounter a situation where that&#x27;s unavoidable, don&#x27;t set up the network connection or (if you&#x27;re really pressed) firewall the thing off entirely.
theGeatZhopa7 months ago
the next thing will be the wifi-AI-smart-toilete-paper-unroller, that spies on your sh*tting behaviour. That offers much more details about one&#x27;s consumption habbits (read it as: what goes out, must once have gone in) and - of course - offers the best opportunity to push adverts in times, when almost everyone is holding the mobile for sure.<p>Won&#x27;t buy.