Google says Gemini helped block over 8.3 billion bad ads in 2025, using AI to judge intent and behavior instead of simple keyword rules. It’s a shift toward semantic, AI-driven filtering at scale. Still, scam ads persist, highlighting the limits of platform control and the ad blocker view that users — not platforms — should define what gets through.

Smart wearables collect far more than steps and heart rate — they can track your location, habits, health data, and daily routines. And as more connected devices enter people’s lives, leaks, hidden tracking, and insecure connections are turning convenience into a growing privacy risk.

Connected sex toys can collect far more than basic app settings — including usage habits, location data, device details, and even intimate messages or media. And once that information reaches the cloud, leaks, profiling, targeted ads, or abuse become much harder to rule out.

Some connected toys can record voices, collect children’s data, and send it back to company servers — often with weak security and little transparency. And as past leaks and investigations have shown, parents may have far less control over that data than they think.