Two sugar and state secrets, please.
Are coffee machines made in China and exported to the West spies after their users?
You may.
Two American researchers named Christopher Balding and Joe Woo, heads of the information research company New Kite Data Labs, recently published a report according to which the smart coffee machines of the Chinese company Kalerm - which is considered one of the leaders in its field and provides automated coffee solutions to private and institutional markets (e.g. Hotels and office buildings) around the world - collects information about its espresso, cappuccino and macchiato sips and passes it on to the Chinese government.
It should be noted that Callram also manufactures "sticker products" for other companies, so if you have a coffee machine from a not-so-well-known brand that is not in the world top and is manufactured in China, Callram may also be behind it.
"The information that coffee machines collect may seem negligible, but like other aspects of information, the real risk lies in the way it is used," Balding claims in the study, adding that commercial coffee machines connected to the Internet may lack information about their users' means of payment. Their location and consumption habits. "
Kalerm coffee machine,
Bleding clarifies that even home coffee machines for private use (those that do not receive payment) are able to find out the general location of users and even their names, assuming they are registered for one warranty service or support or another.
"China is really gathering information on everything and everything," the researcher explained to the Washington Post.
"As a global manufacturing center, it is able to assimilate this capability in a huge variety of products marketed in countless countries."
So the next time you press the wink cortado button, consider that you may be under surveillance by the Chinese regime, and now everyone there will know how much you like your coffee.
On the other hand, you may not have to worry too much and just enjoy your stimulating caffeine dose.
The research in its entirety, that you can read and understand for yourself
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