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Always Home, Always Watched: The Hidden Data Economy Inside Your Smart Home

Always Home, Always Watched: The Hidden Data Economy Inside Your Smart Home

Your smart thermostat knows when you wake up. Your video doorbell knows when you leave for work. And the companies behind those devices may be selling that knowledge to parties you have never heard of. This investigation examines the invisible data streams flowing out of connected homes across America and what residents can do to reclaim their privacy.

Tracked Across Every Screen: The Surveillance Architecture Hiding Inside Your Subscriptions

Tracked Across Every Screen: The Surveillance Architecture Hiding Inside Your Subscriptions

Streaming platforms, productivity suites, and fitness apps present themselves as services you pay for. In reality, many of them also treat your behavioral data as a secondary revenue stream, building detailed profiles through tracking pixels, device fingerprinting, and opaque data-sharing agreements. Here is what those services are collecting and how to push back.