As the saying goes, the S in IoT stands for security

Not exactly strong evidence presented here, but it wouldn't be a surprise either

What's funny is that trump of all people is banning a lot of crap like this - internet connected chinese cars, internet connected solar panels, and other utility stuff.

But I fear the vested/wealthy interests involved in iot data mining, advertising, "relationship management" and plain "we own this"...

It (probably) prevents a comprehensive law supporting common sense.

How many people do you know that have always on microphones in their home so that they buy things from amazon or google trivia answers?

Yes

it's not AI generated so it must be true