Privacy not included
Our measure of a good smart-home gadget is usually whether it’s practical and useful. Do we actually save on our heating bill if the Nest thermostat creates its own schedule, or does it drive us crazy by turning the heat down too low at night?
But separate from the question of whether a smart-home device is doing its job is: Can it be trusted with the data it gathers? Because whether we’re talking about Maytag clothes washers that connect to our Wi-Fi, Google smart speakers that listen for spoken
