Announcing IoT Inspector: Studying Smart Home IoT Device Behavior
▻https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2018/04/23/announcing-iot-inspector-a-tool-to-study-smart-home-iot-device-be
Finding #3: Many IoT Devices Contact a Large and Diverse Set of Third Parties
(...)We have found that many IoT devices communicate with third-party services, of which consumers are typically unaware. (...)
Samsung Smart TV. During the first minute after power-on, the TV talks to Google Play, Double Click, #Netflix, #FandangoNOW, #Spotify, #CBS, #MSNBC, #NFL, #Deezer, and #Facebook — even though we did not sign in or create accounts with any of them.