Posted on 06/09/2017 12:09:36 AM PDT by Swordmaker
Reason 316 why I’m glad to not have a cell phone.
Or have a dedicated empty yellow cartridge.
One that was nearly empty, but has had the remaining ink removed (soaked out onto a damp blotter) so the chip thinks it still has ink...
Twice I’ve had phone calls from companies right after visiting their homepage. We have one of those wireless plug in the wall devices for regular home phones.
Google sees everything if you use their g-mail, Chrome, or smart apps on DROID. Search engine too.
If ads are the worst they do, it might be worth it.
If they track sites and comments, (like this) , that would constitute invasion of privacy for sure.
Google sees everything if you use their g-mail, Chrome, or smart apps on DROID. Search engine too.
If ads are the worst they do, it might be worth it.
If they track sites and comments, (like this) , that would constitute invasion of privacy for sure.
Hmmm
Why pick on Samsung? All smart phones have this capability. This was proven in court years ago in a mobster case that the FBI had this capability. They reluctantly gave testimony to this effect under judges orders.
So, re: listening Samsung phones...what happens if you sit with phone next to a talk radio show?
Just don’t do anything wrong and you will have nothing to worry about!
Signed, NSA
lol
Hmmm... I like the way you think! Always more than one way to skin a cat. (Just a saying; I love cats and never have skinned one.)
If ( yellow_ink <= Low ) {
identification_method = greyscale;
}
else {
identification_method = yellow;
}
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography
In America, Television Watches You.
No, all smartphones don't have this capability. The iPhone is not designed to monitor the users. Apple specifically prohibits such monitoring and says so in their user agreements. They are NOT designed to be triggered by "beacons" to send back data to advertisers and trigger advertising to the phone. They are not designed to take data from the phone and send it to anyone. PRIVACY is the primary watchword for Apple for its customers. . . so much so that Apple itself can not get into an iPhone without the user's passcode. The FBI had to pay a third-party Company over $1 million to get into a three year old iPhone 5c owned by the employer of one of the San Bernardino Terrorists after failing six-months in trying themselves to get into it. The iPhone 5c is far less secure than every iPhone model that was released after it.
Now we learn that Samsung itself is listening in on the activities of everyone of their customers? And that they are selling that capability to their partners? That's not any kind of privacy at all for their customers. To add insult to their customers on top that Samsung made their phones so that the ability to trigger that can be a "sound" signal sent from their television!
We already learned that Samsung TVs with voice command were always listening, even when turned off, sending what they heard back to Samsung's servers. Big Korean Cousin. They had no "Trigger Phrase" to turn on the listening mode. They were just always listening 24/7 to people who owned Samsung Smart TVs.
1984 was a warning, not a plan of action.
FB is inserted into everything anymore. Practically everything comes with FB pre-installed, or at least pre-supplied with an icon to install it. The 'icon' probably has just enough FB wormware in it to spy on us even if we don't 'install' the full FB app.
That is creepy. I don’t do Facebook so have that app disabled.
One day my friend and I went out for lunch. About an hour later a notification popped up asking me to rate that restaurant. HUH??? I called Verizon and learned I had to turn off some feature — a location or something in the Google Maps app.
I just ordered a more basic phone and will stick this smart phone in a drawer. Too much intrusion.
WOW! Hadn’t heard about the “someone you may know” stranger popping up! Super scary. I will have to watch and see if that happens.
I am one step away from walking away from FB. But like you said, can we ever really be rid of it? I do know that a few weeks ago I hid my birthday (month and day) on FB but still got birthday greetings.
I’ve worked on some of this tech. It is truly amazing what some of the hardware and firmware can do.
The Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE, or BLE) radio, also known as Bluetooth “smart”, comes, with variations, in both BT 4.0 and BT 5 devices.
Without getting into too much technical specification stuff, let me just tell you that the radios can tell when another is near. They use what’s called “edge” computing, which is one reason they call it “smart”. It can do lots of stuff on its own without having to ping any server, Facebook or otherwise.
The two phones in the coffee line recognized each other, and each phone took the information stored in its own Facebook app and communicated to the other one. If Facebook wanted to find that transaction, they probably could, but basically, it was two phones saying “hello” to one another. The Facebook “mothership” probably never paid attention to the users but uploaded the data and its associations - user numbers, location, coffee, time of day, etc. The man probably got her picture and info, as well. In other words, it’s all very automatic and impersonal, unless someone has an interest in tracking down the individual for something like an arrest - And if things work correctly, that would require a judge to get a warrant to look at the data. Of course, we are all worried about people who don’t care about that kind of stuff, and the people who know enough to hack things like that. With the proper knowhow, a hacker could go into Starbucks and collect all sorts of stuff.
BLE can be used for precise location, as well. If you Google “Pixie”, it will show you a set of Bluetooth beacons you can buy to stick on your stuff at home - purses, keys, even pets. You download an app for your phone, and you can tell within inches where you left your wallet, provided you put a Pixie in it, and provided you are within 70 to 100 yards. It will overlay information on your camera shot that sticks a visual indicator on the couch cushion under which you will find that wallet.
Malls and stores use these “beacons” as well, and will broadcast special sales to your phone as you near the store, and of course, notify corporate if you came in and looked around.
Again - most of this occurs on the “edge”, and generic stuff goes back to a server, but the IP address and anything else you’ve given permission to be used when you accept the app terms can be stored in the main database and sold to other companies that wish to purchase your interests.
Tech is like fire - a wonderful servant, but a harsh master.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.