That was such bleeding edge tech at the time. Screaming awesome stuff.
They had guaranteed privacy—no Internet connection!
Exciting times, but also innocent times.
Back when we, the end users, were who they were trying to please.
Somewhere along the line we became the mark, the prey. The tech industry no longer serves us - it serves those preying upon us - its goal is to give them better access to us and reveal our vulnerabilities.