The bulbs have to use wifi or bluetooth to work. If they use wifi, they're constantly connected. If they use bluetooth they'd only be able to communicate if a device nearby connected. But if they have enough storage and processing power for a wifi driver, they could possibly do something else.
I think the title could read '3 ways your smart bulb COULD be USED to spy on you', not necessarily that there's some nefarious plot behind all smart bulbs.
The bulbs have to use wifi or bluetooth to work. If they use wifi, they're constantly connected. If they use bluetooth they'd only be able to communicate if a device nearby connected. But if they have enough storage and processing power for a wifi driver, they could possibly do something else.
I think the title could read '3 ways your smart bulb COULD be USED to spy on you', not necessarily that there's some nefarious plot behind all smart bulbs.
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