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How much proof is there that smart tvs and phones listen to you? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Like, we all know they're listening , but can we provide proof?

My friend was complaining about all the new super surveillance that will be government required in cars after 2027, and I said to him dude you have a stock android, you use every AI slop feature, you use a smart TV on your unsecured network, and uses x every day. They have everything they could possibly need on him. Oh and he posts questionable things to fb daily under his real name.

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[–] frozenspinach@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

don’t need any such “proof”

I'm gonna stop you there. I'm okay with no benefit of the doubt in terms of them being bad actors, but your worldview still has to be built at the bones and joints out of things known to be true otherwise there's no stopping you from believing every conspiracy with no guard rails.

I don't think there's yet a specific smoking gun on this front, but I think once there is, then it is okay to presume it likely happening in other instances. But no smoking gun just yet.

[–] glitching@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

you're ignoring the important part - who that's coming from.

analyzing a new shit-sandwich from the shit-sandwich-shop to determine "does this one have shit in it" is a valid academic endeavor, but hardly something you'd spend one second of your life pondering.