Taped conversations and location data can be analysed to work out relationships, a former US government data advisor warned. The threat to privacy from homes increasingly reliant on “smart” tech was outlined at the world’s biggest science conference. Prof Ashwin Machanavajjhala said: “Smart meters can tell you whether an individual is at home and what appliances are used. Prof Machanavajjhala said he refused to have smart devices in his home because of his fears about privacy. He said: “Smart devices move data to the cloud so they can be analysed using sophisticated algorithms.

Source: Daily Mirror February 17, 2019 22:07 UTC