Npars01

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Latest comic. A British consumer rights group examined unnecessary data harvesting by “smart” devices, including air fryers connected to phone apps. While these devices may not pose the greatest priva in c/privacy@fedia.io
[–] Npars01@mstdn.social 1 points 1 week ago

@jensorensen@mastodon.social

The Internet of Things isn't benign.

  1. Manufacturers aren't satisfied with making & selling just cars & appliances anymore.

It's an additional revenue stream from selling your privacy to 3rd parties, foreign & domestic.

  1. It uses up internet & cellular bandwidth & electricity at a prodigious rate. Brownouts & blackouts get more frequent.

It's driving up utility rates everywhere.

That artificially inflated demand is misused as justification to thwart a fossil fuel...

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