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  • gezginorman@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    they’re probably patching a security flaw, because we live in the future now and it is perfectly normal for a simple clock to have backdoors that can read your bank accounts

    • isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      “My dishwasher is on the internet!” - “Why is on the internet?” - “To download software updates!” - “Why does it need software updates?” - “To fix security vulnerabilities!” - “Why would it have security vulnerabilities?” -“Because it’s on the internet!”

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        1 year ago

        I never connected my refrigerator to the internet. Why the fuck would I need Bixby on my refrigerator? I don’t even use the voice assistant on my phone.

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          1 year ago

          Yeah, I’m absurdly suspicious of pretty much everything connected to the internet these days. I’m suspicious of any cameras, of people randomly happening to take a picture with me in the background. I’m suspicious of talking out loud around my phone…the future sucks.

          Although, thankfully the pandemic has given me a seemingly never-ending excuse to wear something over my face at all times.

          • isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de
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            1 year ago

            haha, same, every time someone asks me for a pic i have to choose between refusing by making something up (bad hair etc), going with the privacy infodump, or accepting and just regretting it for my whole life

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      1 year ago

      Megaman Battle Network was prophetic. You’re just living daily life and then a terrorist kills your child by hacking the AC.