{"id":1977544,"date":"2023-07-19T15:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/your-air-fryer-is-spying-on-you-warns-ted-cruz-in-introducing-bipartisan-smart-tech-consumer-privacy-bill\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T15:54:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:54:07","slug":"your-air-fryer-is-spying-on-you-warns-ted-cruz-in-introducing-bipartisan-smart-tech-consumer-privacy-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/your-air-fryer-is-spying-on-you-warns-ted-cruz-in-introducing-bipartisan-smart-tech-consumer-privacy-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz warns: Your air fryer spies on you! Introducing a privacy bill to protect consumers from smart tech."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyour-air-fryer-is-spying-on-you-warns-ted-cruz-in-introducing-bipartisan-smart-tech-consumer-privacy-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977544&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Your\u2063 &#8216;Air Fryer\u200c is Spying&#8217; \u200bon\u200d You,\u200d Warns Ted\u2064 Cruz\u200b in Introducing Bipartisan Smart Tech Consumer \u2062Privacy Bill<\/h2>\n<p>Last week,\u200b Republican\u2064 Sen.\u2063 Ted Cruz \u200dof Texas \u2064made a bold \u200bmove \u2062to protect\u200b consumers from potential surveillance\u200c by Big\u200b Tech. He introduced \u2064a \u2062bill that aims\u200c to\u2062 inform\u2064 consumers if their \u200cappliances have the\u200d capability to\u200c monitor\u2063 them. Cruz believes this legislation\u200c is necessary\u2062 to \u2064prevent \u2064Big Tech \u2062from spying\u200b on\u200b everyday\u2063 individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 Informing \u2064Consumers about Smart Devices Act,\u200c which \u200bhas\u200d already been \u2062approved in\u200d the\u200b House, received support \u200bfrom\u200d both Cruz and\u200d Democratic Sen. \u200bMaria Cantwell of\u2062 Washington. \u200bThe\u200b bill \u200dcleared the Senate Commerce \u2063Committee in\u2064 March, according to the <a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11892967\/Your-refrigerator-spying-Senate-committee-clamps-smart-devices.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K. Daily \u200cMail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz\u200d sought unanimous\u200d consent for\u2064 the bill to \u2062move to\u2064 the \u2062White \u200dHouse\u2063 for \u2063President Joe \u2062Biden&#8217;s \u200bsignature. However, Republican\u2063 Sen.\u200d Rand\u200d Paul of Kentucky \u2063objected,\u200c arguing \u200dthat good\u2064 intentions \u200ddo not\u200b always result in\u200b good \u200clegislation.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b concern \u2064of appliances \u200cknowing more\u2064 about\u2064 individuals&#8217; habits \u200dthan \u200dthey do\u2062 is not a mere bureaucratic\u200c fancy. Bob\u200d Vila&#8217;s website recently highlighted\u2064 the\u2062 potential \u2063misuse\u200c of \u200beven \u200csmart \u2064refrigerators.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If you \u2063consider \u200bthat \u2064companies want to know \u2062all \u200cabout what\u200c you&#8217;re\u200c buying \u2063and using\u200b on\u200d a \u2063day-to-day basis,\u2062 then \u2063a \u2064smart refrigerator with an\u200b internal \u2064camera looking \u200cat\u2064 what you\u200c have\u200c inside\u200c offers a treasure \u200ctrove of data. Your\u2064 smart \u2062fridge may\u200d also \u200cbe\u200b monitoring family conversations \u200cthat take place \u2064while\u2062 you&#8217;re\u2062 cooking \u2063breakfast,&#8221; \u200cthe website\u2063 noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200crisk of\u200b data\u200b theft \u200bis also a\u2063 significant issue. As\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2023\/05\/24\/volt-typhoon-targets-us-critical-infrastructure-with-living-off-the-land-techniques\/\" \u200btarget=\"_blank\"\u200d rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft<\/a>\u200b points\u2064 out, Chinese \u2063hackers \u200bare already \u200cactively stealing data.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz\u2063 began his\u2063 speech in \u200dfavor \u2062of the bill \u200bby drawing\u2062 a\u200d parallel\u2062 between his \u200cadult\u2063 life and the cartoons he \u200dwatched \u200cas\u200d a \u200cchild.\u2062 He referenced &#8220;The Jetsons,&#8221;\u200c a futuristic\u2064 cartoon set \u2064in the\u200c year\u200d 2062, \u200bwhich\u200b depicted a family with advanced technologies\u2062 that \u2064are now \u2064becoming a \u200creality.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Today,\u200b internet-connected\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-gives-weak-response-after-chauvin-attorney-complains-jury-not-sequestered\/\" title=\"Judge Gives Weak Response After Chauvin Attorney Complains Jury Not Sequestered\u00a0\">smart devices<\/a> \u200dare\u2062 commonly \u2063used in American households.\u2064 Light bulbs, mirrors,\u2063 air \u2064fryers, coffeemakers, \u200btrash cans, kitchen \u2063faucets, \u2064refrigerators, \u200dand\u200c more are\u200b all becoming &#8216;smart.&#8217; \u2063And we&#8217;re able to\u200d control them with our phones or\u200c voice \u2064commands. A \u2064lot\u200c of that \u200bis really \u2063cool,&#8221; \u2062Cruz\u200c said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However,\u2062 Cruz emphasized\u2062 that many Americans are unaware \u2063that\u2064 these \u200dsmart devices and appliances often come equipped with \u2064cameras and \u200dmicrophones that \u200dcan\u2063 record \u200cand\u2064 transmit data without their knowledge.<\/p>\n<div\u2062 id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do \u200cyou\u200c support\u200c Ted Cruz&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/your-air-fryer-is-spying-on-you-warns-ted-cruz-in-introducing-bipartisan-smart-tech-consumer-privacy-bill\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz warns: Your air fryer spies on you! Introducing a privacy bill to protect consumers from smart tech.\">consumer smart tech privacy\u2062 bill<\/a>?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\"\u200d style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><label><input\u2062 type=\"radio\" \u2062name=\"answer\" value=\"yes\">Yes<\/label><\/li>\n<li><label><input \u200ctype=\"radio\" name=\"answer\" value=\"no\">No<\/label><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div\u200c class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\t\tCompleting\u2063 this \u200bpoll entitles\u2063 you \u200cto The\u2063 Western\u2064 Journal news updates free\u200b of \u200dcharge. \u200bYou \u200bmay \u200bopt \u2064out at\u200c any \u2064time. You\u200d also\u2064 agree to our <a\u200c href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy\u2062 Policy<\/a>\u2062 and \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of \u2064Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\"\u2063 style=\"display: \u200bnone\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\"\u2063 style=\"width: \u2063100%\">\n\t\t\tYes:\u200b 100% \u2064(10 \u2063Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div \u2063id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% \u200d(0\u200c Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;In other\u2062 words, when you&#8217;re\u2064 buying \u2064a \u200bnew \u200drefrigerator, \u200cyou don&#8217;t\u2063 expect \u2064your\u2062 fridge\u200c to \u2064record you, listen \u2063to\u2062 you, or spy on you without\u200d your knowledge,&#8221;\u2062 Cruz stated. \u200cHe argued that\u200c while he understands concerns\u200b about\u2064 government \u200bmandates,\u2063 requiring manufacturers to disclose \u200dif\u2063 their products\u200b have surveillance\u2062 capabilities \u200cis not \u2064burdensome or\u2062 unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200b Sen.\u200d Rand Paul maintains that consumers \u2064should be\u200d the ones driving change,\u200b not\u2064 the \u2062government.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Far too\u200b often, \u200dCongress \u200coperates under the\u200d delusion that we know what \u2062is\u2062 best for \u2063the American \u200bconsumer. \u2064This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-devastating-consequences-of-the-democrat-for-the-people-act\/\" title=\"4 Devastating Consequences Of The Democrat \u2018For The People Act\u2019\">bill mandates<\/a> what\u200d manufacturers must \u200ctell \u200cconsumers\u2063 because it \u200cassumes that \u2064consumers\u200c are not \u2064sophisticated \u200cenough to \u200cmake the judgment \u2062themselves,&#8221; \u2063Paul said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Paul \u2063believes that\u200b if \u2064consumers\u200c want\u2063 more information about\u200b a\u2062 product,\u2064 they\u200b will\u200d demand it, and manufacturers will \u200crespond accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Cruz&#8217;s\u2062 bipartisan\u200d bill aims\u2062 to \u2062protect consumers&#8217; privacy in\u2063 the \u2064age of smart\u2063 technology.\u200b It \u200dhighlights \u200cthe\u200c need\u200c for transparency \u2062and\u2063 empowers individuals to\u200c make informed\u2062 decisions \u2063about the \u2062devices they bring \u2064into \u2063their homes.<\/p>\n<p><em>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/air-fryer-spying-warns-ted-cruz-introducing-bipartisan-smart-tech-consumer-privacy-bill\/\">Your\u2062 &#8216;Air Fryer \u2063is\u200b Spying&#8217; \u2062on You, Warns Ted Cruz in\u200b Introducing \u200cBipartisan \u200bSmart \u200cTech Consumer\u2062 Privacy Bill<\/a>\u200d appeared\u2062 first\u200c on <a rel=\"nofollow\" \u2064href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200dWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sought backing for a bill that would notify consumers about appliances capable of monitoring them. He aims to prevent Big Tech from spying on individuals. Cruz, the Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member, collaborated with a Democratic senator on this initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":1977545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1977544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}