How hackers could use smart home devices to spy on you (Marketplace)

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Published 2018-09-28

Smart home devices are supposed to increase convenience and security, but Marketplace reveals they could actually be making your home, your family and your data more vulnerable, and putting your privacy at risk.

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All Comments (21)

@LovingTheCountryLife-fp2ef 4 years ago

My house is dumb. I like it that way.
@Joshua97776 5 years ago

Anything that’s connected to the internet can be hacked PERIOD
@ritechoa4048 3 years ago

This is terrifying, I have enough issues with stalkers and weird people following me. I’m so glad I found this
@jessicalt4121 3 years ago

Well, now traditional locksmiths can feel secure in their jobs.
@Twenty_Six_Hundred 4 years ago

Tormenting the baby is a little uncalled for though, poor child was terrified :(
@DeakE2003 5 years ago

I’ve been telling people about this stuff for years...in the USA they try to pretend people are crazy when they say this stuff is going on.
@ItssMichaelGrey 2 years ago

Man I feel so bad for these people. You can see how truly embarrassed they are and off guard they were when they were told about their cameras! This is unacceptable
@zara8590 3 years ago

i’m glad u came to warn these people. this is heartbreaking that people actually do this.
@fuzzlenutberry 5 years ago

Terrorizing babies is just low, I hope the person gets caught and the other inmates find out what they did.
@terrencewimberly798 5 years ago

Welcome to the 21st century where privacy NO longer exist!
@gozdekaramanoglu5914 3 years ago

The couple that nervously giggles after being hacked... that’s how you know they are about to start crying 😬
@ginad8420 3 years ago

Hi. So, I'm in the USA but I just want to say THANK YOU! All of your work is so very necessary. These things are quite intimidating. I, too, have been looking for cameras and the plug n play are just so tempting bc of the simplicity. Thank You, sincerely, for not just exposing the countless things u do but for showing us what to do, in order, to protect ourselves from all the various wrongs u have exposed.
@dario1965 5 years ago

It's about time people examine their attitudes towards technology in general. Great report, thanks.
@philthycat1408 4 years ago

Security Cameras that let criminals know when you're house is clear for Burgling.
@isybee 3 years ago

OMG, I lost my sh** when that guy was screaming at the baby.
@urbanq432 2 years ago

This why I don't care for all this fancy technology and stuff. I like my privacy. The government is watching us through these things
@myepicjourney8275 4 years ago

I think a old fashion Lock and key and a Chain Lock. Home security: a Baseball bat.
@beverlydenny2274 4 years ago

That’s creepy as hell
@bulouvusonawalowalo1711 3 years ago

Thank you CBC for seeking for truth and revealing the deceitful companies out there.
@sandrabell1999 2 years ago

Absolutely Appalling! Hope the victims get justice...feel so bad them 😪