Convenience versus safety — sometimes it’s impossible to have both when it comes to tech devices.

There are more smart devices than we could have imagined 10 years ago, and every day brings something new.

We have smart door locks, thermostats, refrigerators, indoor and outdoor security cameras, televisions, cell phones, light bulbs, speakers and wall plugs.

Whether it’s data breaches, surveillance, intrusions, hijack of your device or outright cyber attacks and theft of your information, smart devices can make you vulnerable if they are hacked.

Take smart thermostats, for example. Those smart gadgets track all kinds of things about you.

Scariest of all is that they keep track of when you leave home and when you come back, information that a thief would like to have.

If you want a sma

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