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Old 04-01-2024, 1:15pm   #19
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Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink View Post
Most smart items are now in the ecosystem of IOT (Internet of "Things") - even printers have micro-kernel operating systems and embedded web pages (and hackable). Welcome to modern life.
All of this shit is listening to every word that you say. Especially your smart phone. Not just when you are "on the phone" but when it is near you. Eavesdropping. Just open up Google on your phone and see a series of click-bait on a lot of what you said in your last conversations.

On mine right now:
  • 1952 Chevolet barn find (wife and I were talking about classic cars during lunch)
  • Social Security 2025 COLA... (we had discussed when I should start claiming)
  • Finland is on the verge of... (wife had found my DNA test and noted that I had Norwegian ancestry)
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