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Amazon US customers have one week to opt out of mass wireless sharing
theguardian.com ^
| Jun 1, 2021
| Alex Hern
Posted on 06/01/2021 7:27:07 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: Steely Tom; Trump.Deplorable
>> Yeah I think I’ll go out and buy a microphone...
No need if you have a modern cell phone.
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posted on
06/01/2021 10:34:44 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: ransomnote
I never did trust what those smart electric meters, and now gas meters, are capable of in the future either.
To: Steely Tom
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posted on
06/02/2021 12:15:56 AM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
To: Steely Tom
You can turn the microphone off. There's a button for it and the gadget shows red when you've done it (also, when it has lost internet connectivity).
If you're really worried about a particularly sensitive conversation, you can unplug it.
I have three of them in the house. Most of the time, even if I believed they were actively listening, it wouldn't concern me because all that they would "hear" is bumps, footfalls, the ticking and chiming of the clocks, and the cat.
However, a source I trust showed results of a test that convinced me that they "listen" only for the name one calls out to activate them.
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posted on
06/02/2021 1:55:45 AM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
To: M-cubed
Is it really banned, though?
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posted on
06/02/2021 1:56:28 AM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
To: M-cubed
Speaking of EVIL AMAZON!!
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posted on
06/02/2021 1:58:24 AM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
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