Pioneering research has discovered how smart devices talk to Android apps and each other to share data that allows them to know who enters a home, when, and how much they earn
    • @corroded@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6•1 year ago

      You’re correct about an outside individual accessing your network, but that still doesn’t prevent a device on your network from phoning home.

      I think most people have at least some open ports, though. Isn’t port forwarding required for a lot of online games? It used to be at least.