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<\/a><\/p>\nFrom what we\u2019ve read, and this should come as no surprise, the internet of things<\/a> is about to expand wildly with a rash of new wearables and otherwise connected devices. Unfortunately for the people that buy and use these things, they don\u2019t seem to be coming out of the box \u00e2\u20ac\u201d so-to-speak \u2013 with a whole lot of privacy and security controls.<\/p>\n The variety of electronics unveiled thus far this week ranges from data-collecting smart appliances like refrigerators and ovens to Bluetooth enabled food thermometers<\/a> to wireless alarm systems and lighting controls to Skype-connected baby monitors to an Android tablet developed by the automobile manufacturer Audi for use as a Wi-Fi-capable display in its vehicles.<\/p>\n The products debuted at CES this year aren\u2019t really surprising at all. The event is merely showcasing the advancement of a long-established trend in the tech industry aimed at connecting and collecting data from everything we use. However, some of this stuff is at least a little alarming considering everything we learned this year<\/a> about hackable cars<\/a>, humans<\/a>, and other consumer devices<\/a> (toilets?<\/a>)\u00e2\u20ac\u201d not to mention increases in malware targeting Android devices and vulnerabilities on that platform.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also a bit surprising, considering the increasingly public reality of government surveillance and the grandstanding reaction of the tech giants to these surveillance programs, that tech companies are driving forward with new, more invasive products. Furthermore, given the public outrage that has resulted from the NSA spying revelations, it\u2019s just as surprising that consumers are lining up to buy this stuff.<\/p>\n