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TIP SHEET - MANAGING YOUR PRIVACY WHEN USING SMART DEVICES

3 Oct 2023

ask to see what’s been collected or have it deleted, or to opt out of some of the ways You can also review the privacy policy yourself that the company collects and uses your data. [...] The app is how you an option inside the main Settings section, but if you change the different settings on the device. [...] A lot of have trouble finding them you can use a search engine the things suggested below involve changing those to look for “privacy settings” plus the name of your settings, so it’s a good idea to get familiar with the device (“Alexa privacy settings,” for example.) app and how you use it. [...] Here’s how to stop that: all smart devices send some information to the company, and companies use that data for a lot of • If you have an iPhone or an iPad, choose “Ask different things: to improve how the service works, App Not to Track” when you install the app. [...] Most smart devices that have cameras have a light that • If it is possible to buy anything using the device, turns on when the camera is active, but to be on the make sure that option is turned off too.
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