Technology
The Christmas gifts that keep giving (your data away) — and how to prevent this – The Conversation AU
Many of us will have received new gadgets this festive season. But how can we ensure these are set up safely? And what’s the best way to discard of old devices…
With the festive season having come to a close, consumers the world over will be playing with a variety of new tech toys.
In recentyears, the most popular gadgets sold on Amazon have included a variety of smartphones, wearable tech, tablets, laptops and digital assistants such as Amazons Echo Dot.
And its likely our gifting habits over Christmas reflected this. But any device connected to the internet (including almost all of the above) exposes our personal data to a host of threats.
Few of us…
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