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

submitted 3 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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[–] Lars_Tanner@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Mark Zuckerberg puts a sticker over his laptop camera and microphone.

[–] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He also gave his famous opinion about Facebook users. Deep down, he agrees with privacy advocates. The diff is that he's a shitty enough person to take advantage of the less techy people out there even if his society will be damaged badly in the process. Most of us are not that shitty.

they trust me

dumb fucks

I think we can move beyond Facebook here. Trusting big tech with your data never works out well.

[–] sakuraba@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

the biggest hypocrites are tech CEO's limiting their children's screen time and forbidding social media

[–] harambe69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are drug lords who are not actively overdosing on their adulterated products also hypocrites?

[–] DeadDigger@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

I mean kind of yeah

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

That's called being a Sociopathic Oligarch

[–] kutt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

This isn’t a proof of mass surveillance. He’s one of the most famous people on earth and he’s probably the target of many hackers.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

You can get sound from any speaker by hacking the electrical signals generated in reverse.