Google smart home products leak location data

Research has shown that Google’s two most popular smart home products are leaking precise location data, revealing their whereabouts.Craig Young, a researcher at security firm Tripwire, discovered that the security flaws in Google Home and TV streaming device Chromecast are exposed when an attacker asks the Google device for a list of nearby wireless networks. That list can then be sent to Google’s geolocation lookup services.“An attacker can be completely remote, as long as they can get the victim to open a link while connected to the same Wi-Fi or wired network as a Google Chromecast or Home device,” Young said to KrebsOnSecurity.