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Your air fryer may be spying on you

Think twice before buying an air fryer from Xiaomi.

Rob Beschizza
Nov 06, 2024
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Which?, the magazine of the UK Consumers' Association, reports that its test of air fryers revealed that the gadgets were sharing user data with third parties for marketing purposes. The apps for the new "smart" models in its roundup all wanted permission to record audio through users' phones during setup.

As summarized by The Register's Dan…

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