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"The Thing" is not powered by a battery. The Dash button is. That's the whole difference between active devices like the Dash and passive devices like The Thing
by freehunter 10y ago
"The Thing" is not powered by a battery. The Dash button is. That's the whole difference between active devices like the Dash and passive devices like The Thing.
And yes, saying "Dash buttons are secret government wiretaps!" is FUD, no matter how subtly you say it. There's literally a simple way to test: sniff the wire. And people have done that (https://medium.com/@edwardbenson/how-i-hacked-amazon-s-5-wifi-button-to-track-baby-data-794214b0bdd8#.3hx6rzjct https://medium.com/@edwardbenson/how-i-hacked-amazon-s-5-wif...). Spoilers: exactly what you'd expect. I'd also like to see how long you think a WiFi device powered by a single AAA battery would last while streaming voice to the Internet.
Conclusion: FUD.