I tested my Fitbit Air against an 'EKG-accurate' heart rate monitor - the results surprised me

2026-07-10T08:52:11Z202be6628acaf570829c2dd963cc511f7a69b79fea603971eead98cb39e313ee
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What happened

This ZDNet feed highlights multiple security- and privacy-relevant stories: a reported hidden firmware backdoor in popular Tenda routers that lets outsiders access home networks (users urged to disable a setting until patched); Microsoft rolling out an AI-powered pipeline to discover and triage Windows vulnerabilities; Meta's new Muse Image feature that allows use of public Instagram posts for image generation (guidance on opting out); and broader risks from consumer devices and services — fitness/health trackers (Fitbit, blood-pressure watches) and a solar-powered TP-Link Tapo camera — plus a

Why it matters

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2026-07-10T08:52:11Z
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