• RedWeasel@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I would be willing to pay more as they are subsidizing the cost with the advertising. I have seen computer monitors are coming with ‘smart’ functionality now. Don’t want that.

    • HelloHotel@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      Is it okay to start covering things with tinfoil yet?, I have herd rumors that these “smart” things are so internet access horny they will steal the negbors guest wifi.

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        8 months ago

        Something like Amazon Sidewalk could be used by a device to send back telemetry theoretically but I haven’t heard of it actually being used for that. Connecting to an open Wi-Fi network or through some partnership with an ISPs (like Xfinity) seems like the easiest thing a device could do though.

        https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Sidewalk/