Posted on 05/14/2025 11:14:51 AM PDT by nickcarraway
bkmk
“Have you ever just had a family dinner conversation over a group holiday or spoken with friends about going to Ibiza to party, and minutes later, relevant ads appear on Facebook or other applications or websites? “
Why, no. Never.
Maybe would have if I went to social masturbation websites.
Meh.
Or you can buy a flip phone with no GPS chip and leave it off until you need to make a call.
I’m old enough to have survived most of my adult life without a smart phone. They are nothing but a massive time sink, just like TeeVee.
I was on my office computer(the one I am typing this on) this morning.
I was ordering a tube for my lawn tractor tires.
Less than a minute later I picked up my Google Pixel smartphone and there was an add on Facebook for tractor tires.
I did not speak verbally at all. I never use that work computer for any social media sites.
These two computers only share the same email account number.
So, how did they communicate ?
Probably cookies.
Did you do a Google search for the tube? And do you have any Google accounts (like gmail, or youtube) that both the browser and the phone know how to log into?
Data moves around constantly. Trying to stop it is a fools errand.
…it comes in quite handy for the wife and I…
…when we’re sitting on the front porch in the morning…
…sipping our coffee and watching the wildlife…
…we occasionally ask the other if they remember the conversation we were having the night before…
…if we can’t remember…
…we just open Facebook and read the adds…
During the conversation my phone, which was just sitting on the desk, came on with ads for cat food that lowers the risk of UTIs.
No lie. The phone listens.
I want my cut of the money these devices are making off of my data.
Sometimes my wife and I will see something on TV and we discuss some movie.
Later I see the movie being broadcast.
In America Television Watches You.
All modern cell phones have GPS by law. Including flip phones. And the older ones are too old to have the proper software to communicate in the latest communication protocols. Remember that 4G is the minimum now. 2g and 3g will no longer work.
Why would you have FB on a telephone?
You are a geezer and “do” facef*ck??
I admit to using the text feature as my hearing is so sh!tty that phone conversations are difficult.
“Modern vehicles generate around 25 gigabytes of data every hour! Autonomous cars will generate even more – up to 3,600 gigabytes of data per hour.”
That means vehicles collect data on how you drive, how hard you brake, how heavy your foot is on the gas pedal, how fast you turn corners, and even what you eat, drink, and more.
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I am more determined than ever to buy a late ‘60s muscle car with none of those electronics and do a restomod for the handling and power. Oh, for a return to the days when you actually had some modest amount of privacy..
As an aside, it horrifies me to know that these devices are listening when I am alone in the bedroom with my wife. I am definitely turning off the listening functions of my phone.
Bump for reference.
You can’t stop it, the camera either. The settings might make you think you shut them off but they are always still on if they want to use them.
Yes, I did a Google search for the tire size 20-10-8 tube.
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