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when it got revealed that NSA was pretty much spying on everyone all the time, the vast majority of people didn't care, and still don't. i tell people that their phone is listening to them, alexa is listening, even their stupid robo-vacuum is sending shit back to HQ-- "oh wow, you think so? anyway..."
People still call me crazy for claiming tech listens to us. My theory is most don't want to accept that reality so they deny instead.
Your car, your pathetic smart watch, your phone obviously, your neighborhood FLOCK cameras, and your friends/families devices too. It wasn't long ago a story made the rounds that a person's Toyota was reporting telemetry back, which was then sold to their insurance company, who used that data (basing on above average brake pedal use) to raise their rates.
Unless you're in a room by yourself and any/every computer is running Linux, you are currently under surveillance. American company, Israeli company, doesn't matter.
Short of pitchforks, torches, and organized groups at (at least) hundreds or thousands of physical locations, pulling heavy guillotines I don't know what to suggest other than give up the modern conveniences.
Giving up modern conveniences is exactly what I've started doing. Self-hosting, using Linux, less smartphone usage (installing graphene soon). Yes, it is less convenient, but in the past this wasn't a problem. Plus, I enjoy fiddling around with tech. I am fed up with every bit of technology holding your hand, while fucking you up the arse at the same time.
Don't forget the ring cameras that are on every single fucking house nowadays.
Oh I haven't- but these days it's not unreasonable to "lump them in" with FLOCK.
Hey now, they publicly announced that Ring was ending their flock partnership after backlash.
(I'm sure that privately they're still in bed)
You're not wrong, but I believe they've gone to an action plan of "build our own flock, with hookers and blackjack".
We need to think of destroying this ill gotten information after we do finally get rid of these plutocratic clowns. I say put the owners in the data banks, and after due process blow it.
Also my 25 years old car with the most advanced tech thing in it being a radio module with a disk player: good luck hacking me.
All the more reason to drive an older car (also, those bullshit touch screen controls).
I prefer no car.
Not a damn thing wrong with that! Most days I ride a bicycle or e-bike, sometimes I have to take the car though.
Man, they're even trying to require license plates for ebikes now, so they can track you even then.