Connecting all our stuff to the internet – making devices “smart” – brings with it a lot of risks. Besides the more obvious cybersecurity vulnerabilities, these devices are also collecting a lot of personal data, offsetting razor thin profit margins by monetizing our data. In most cases, we can limit this data exfiltration using outbound firewalls and DNS services, or just by disconnecting the devices from the internet altogether. But lately I’ve been seeing devices coming configured with cellular data connections, which would effectively bypass your home network entirely – and therefore your ability to block or control the data flow.

In other news: 1Passwords discloses security breach; Drug makers to pay 23andMe for access to your DNA; EFF publishes guidance for 23andMe customers after further data breach; Apple’s private Wi-Fi MAC address feature has never worked right, until now; Hackers find side-channel attack on Apple Silicon to pull private data from Safari browsers; Windows PCs targeted with new malware; YouTube is waging a new way on ad blockers; Apple’s iMessage has new method to thwart ‘ghost’ listeners; the White House releases sweeping executive order on AI; Pew publishes new study on data privacy views.

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