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Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S. Surveillance State (greenwald.substack.com)
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Hacker News.

Just a decade after a global backlash was triggered by Snowden reporting on mass domestic surveillance, the state-corporate dragnet is stronger and more invasive than ever.

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[–] TWeaK@lemmy.today 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I was looking for a new TV last month, the salesman said it was "sacrilege" when I told him I had no intention of connecting the TV to the internet or using its online functions since I will have a media PC connected to it. I was just interested in the quality of the screen.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 15 points 2 days ago

I had to revert the firmware on a TV because it effectively bricked itself when the software was no longer supported. I don’t connect these things to the Internet. They will simply display what I tell them to.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I was looking for a phone that didn't have a camera. I told him I already have a camera that is NOT a phone.

He was aghast.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

They definitely make them, but it's mostly for the government. I don't know if you can get and use one outside of their contract.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did you find one?

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Well, sort of. I'm now using Google Voice as a land-line.

For portability I have a personal Hot-Spot and an old iPad that is NOT chipped for phones. I can use the iPad's browser, with my Hot-Spot, to get to my Google Voice account.

I can get voice and pictures and text but for the most part it's at HOME.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For portability I think I would use an older android phone loaded with your OS choice.

The iPad and phone both have cameras anyway just the phone is lighter. Keep it no sim and in airplane mode

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good advice, Thanks.

I did buy a used phone at the thrift store and put that in the car so I had a clock.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Added plus of the cell phone is it can also still call 911 even without a sim as long as you take it off airplane.

Or at least it should be able to, changing the OS could impact that

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

The town I live in is 3 blocks long. The fire department is in the middle block. I can crawl to the ambulance.