Your refrigerator used to do one thing: keep your food cold. Today’s smart refrigerators can show you what’s inside while you’re at the grocery store, notify you when milk runs low, and even suggest recipes. But those convenient features come with a hidden cost—data collection. Many connected appliances track how often you open the door, what foods you buy, and when you’re home or away. Increasingly, experts warn that this smart fridge data privacy issue may reveal far more about your daily life than most people realize.
