Can you trust your TV? Recent revelations about the CIA’s ability to snoop on people via their smart televisions could be just the start of a new era where our possessions – our cars, home appliances and more – are vulnerable in unexpected ways.

This animation is part of our ‘Grand Challenges’ series, a guide to the issues that define our age, using the insights of 50 experts working in science, technology and health.

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