What To Avoid When Choosing A Smart Home Device | Incognito Mode | WIRED

There are currently nearly 19 billion smart devices worldwide. From robot vacuum cleaners and smart refrigerators to internet-connected baby monitors and countertop appliances, it can feel as if everything in your home is linked to WiFi. Today WIRED does a deep dive into the security of smart devices—and the pros and cons of welcoming them into your home. 0:00 Incognito Mode: Smart Devices 0:37 Robot Vacuums 3:11 Smart Televisions 5:34 Voice Assistants 8:09 Smart Locks 11:08 Smart Appliances 13:17 Security Cameras 16:48 Baby Monitors 18:26 Smart Thermostats 19:56 Routers 21:50 How To Buy Smart 22:54 How To Protect Yourself Director: Efrat Kashai Director of Photography: Constantine Economides Editor: Matthew Colby Host: Andrew Couts Guest: Julian Chokkattu Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Camera Operator: Lucas Young Gaffer: Niklas Moller Sound Mixer: Rebecca O'Neill Production Assistant: Shanti Cuizon-Burden Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo Assistant Editor: Billy Ward Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.