Your buzzer and your data
What a buzzer app learns about your household, what the cheap ones are allowed to do with it, what happens to it when an app is sold, and how to check any privacy policy in five minutes.
Could your buzzer app’s data end up training AI?
Most app privacy policies never mention AI, which leaves the door open. How user data ends up in AI training, and how to tell if a buzzer app has ruled it out.
5 min readHow to check a buzzer app’s privacy policy in five minutes
Six searches that tell you what a buzzer app can do with your phone number and address: selling, partners, advertising, AI, and what happens if it is sold.
5 min readWhat a buzzer app knows about you, and why it is worth more than you think
A buzzer app holds every phone number in your home, your address and unit, and a log of when your door opens. Here is what that adds up to and who wants it.
6 min readWhat happens to your data when the app you use gets sold
When an app is bought or goes bankrupt, your data usually goes with it. What Canadian law allows, what buzzer app policies say, and the clause to look for.
6 min readWhy some buzzer apps cost $4 a month, and what the price does not cover
Buzzer apps start under $3 a month. Here is what it costs to run one, what their privacy policies let them do with your data, and what a higher price buys.
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