PROVIDENCE – A survey by A Secure Life, a Utah-based security research organization, shows that 1 in 5 Americans would let Amazon digital assistant Alexa babysit their children in their absence.
It’s one of the findings of the group’s recent survey, which included a list of cybersecurity and smart-device myths. Hundreds of Americans were asked whether they believe the myths and how much they trust their smart devices, according to A Secure Life.
When it comes to monitoring, survey subjects across the nation were most concerned about being monitored by criminals, government and businesses – in that order. Nearly 2 in 3 Americans believe their smart devices, such as smartphones, are recording everything they say at all times, according to the survey.
Although 33% of homes are estimated to have some kind of smart-home technology, 75% of United States residents believe a smart home can easily be hacked, A Secure Life said.
“But we were more surprised that around a quarter of Americans weren’t worried about being monitored online by criminals,” writes A Secure Life’s Matt Halpin, “even when 23% of American households had someone victimized by cybercriminals in 2018.”
Susan Shalhoub is a PBN contributing writer.
