Why Your Smart Home Needs a Privacy Dashboard

Episode 31 of Smart Home with Fexingo explores the growing trend of privacy dashboards for connected homes. Lucas and Luna discuss how these centralized tools let you see exactly which devices are collecting data, what they're sharing, and with whom. They look at Apple's Privacy Dashboard on iOS, Google's upcoming Home Privacy Center, and a startup called Bitdefender that offers a third-party dashboard for non-Apple users. The hosts explain why default permissions are often too broad, how to audit your smart speaker, thermostat, and doorbell in under 10 minutes, and why 2026 is the year privacy controls shift from buried settings to front-and-center features. If you own a smart home device, this episode gives you a concrete checklist to reclaim your data. #SmartHome #PrivacyDashboard #ConnectedHome #IoT #DataPrivacy #Apple #Google #Bitdefender #HomeKit #SmartSpeaker #SmartThermostat #SmartDoorbell #Permissions #DataAudit #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Technology #HomeAutomation Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo