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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would be willing to pay more as they are subsidizing the cost with the advertising. I have seen computer monitors are coming with ‘smart’ functionality now. Don’t want that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is it okay to start covering things with tinfoil yet?, I have herd rumors that these "smart" things are so internet access horny they will steal the negbors guest wifi.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Something like Amazon Sidewalk could be used by a device to send back telemetry theoretically but I haven't heard of it actually being used for that. Connecting to an open Wi-Fi network or through some partnership with an ISPs (like Xfinity) seems like the easiest thing a device could do though.

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Sidewalk/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

What in the actual fuck

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Oh man, I forgot about that beutiful thing.