24 Nov 2024

Is your toaster spying on you?

From Sunday Morning, 8:14 am on 24 November 2024

When buying a new appliance, many of us can be swayed by smart features like the ability to use it via an app on our phone, but a recent report by Which in the UK has revealed that often these products are collecting and selling our data. 

We ask Consumer NZ’s Chief Executive Jon Duffy about how widespread the issue is here. 

Pop up toaster, X-ray. (Photo by NICK VEASEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRAR / NVY / Science Photo Library via AFP)

Photo: NICK VEASEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRAR