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3 Sneaky Gadgets in Your Home Spying on You

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What if we told you the tech in your home could be spying on you? Because that's kind of what we are telling you. What's out there and are you comfortable with what it's recording? Jimmy Rhoades is talking with Ken Colburn from the Data Doctors to find out more about three popular gadgets that could be watching your every move.

1.  Your Smartphone

Phones track and store your location history. It's pretty straightforward to turn this off in your settings, but there are about a billion models of phone out there so.look up your device and look up location history, and you'll find all kinds of information on how to turn it off. YouTube tutorials are a great thing.

2.  Voice-Controlled Smart Speakers

You can actually go to the history and not only can you see the commands that you've given it, you can actually listen to them.

3.  Your Domestic Robot

That robot vacuum is absolutely mapping your home and keeping that mapping history in its brain, primarily so it knows how to best clean your house. Contact the support website for iRobot. They have a very simple way to manage your privacy.

Did any of these spying gadgets surprise you? Join the conversation!