You joke, but my wife’s phone starts making noises in the morning only when it hears me start moving around the house. ;-)
My toaster (oven) doesn’t need a Linux operating system to work. When it has to have one, I’ll want something else.
I don’t have Alexa in my house for obvious reasons, either.
These systems have formalized the theft of data that can be stolen from you. A function of what used to be “hacking” is now a part of the OS.
Just my experience and opinion…
“These systems have formalized the theft of data that can be stolen from you. A function of what used to be “hacking” is now a part of the OS.”
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Its a grotesque violation of our right to privacy.
Congress should do something to stop it, but they never will.
Bkmk