Yes, I realize that sounds crazy but there is a good reason you should be concerned about the smart devices in your home. Even your refrigerator.
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has taken to the Senate floor to promote his bipartite legislation that would require companies to disclose if common household appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and dishwashers, have microphones and cameras embedded inside them.
Speaking on the floor, Cruz said; “We become very aware of that cost. The past few years, smart thermostats have allowed electric companies to control the temperature in your own home from afar in the name of conserving energy. Furthermore, a lot of Americans don’t realize or expect that the growing number of smart household devices and appliances have cameras on them, and microphones that can surreptitiously record families and transmit data,”
However, Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul rejected Cruz’s request for unanimous consent.
This crucial legislation is needed more than ever because of the threat of Communist China which has proven it’s willing to use any means necessary to spy on the citizens of the United States. As technology gets increasingly more sophisticated, many innocent people are vulnerable to foreign threats if manufacturers are not required to disclose the level of intrusiveness of their devices and appliances.
This is not just an issue of individual privacy either. It is a matter of national security. Democrats should take note and join Senator Cruz in taking a hard stance against the threat of enemy states and their methods of electronics espionage. As it stands now, the average American may unknowingly be exposing their most intimate details and everyday activities to unknown outside forces.
No American should have to worry about being spied on by their own refrigerator. We must have an appropriate and reasonable standard of privacy for any home. We must ensure all appliances, devices, and technologies are held accountable to this standard and that we, as a nation, are protected from unnecessary and illegal surveillance. Senator Cruz’s legislation is crucial to this effort.
Americans deserve privacy and protection from illegal surveillance of their home. We cannot sit idly by and allow our appliances and devices to be used to spy on us. I urge all citizens to voice their support for this legislation and let their Senators know that we need to be safe in our own homes. No American should be spied on without their full knowledge and consent.
DONT buy smart appliances, they can SPY on U
I DO NOT buy smart things because I KNOW they are spying on you, the energy department wanted to put a smart thermostat in and I said no