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Sounds like we already living in some cyberpunk dystopia. Except for people who don't buy "smart devices" of course.

• pulse7 9y ago
  It's getting harder every day not-to-buy "smart devices"... Try buying plain TV (without YouTube and Internet), try buying non-smart phone...
  • adrianN 9y ago
    Buying non-smart phones is very easy. Plain TVs are also readily available.
  • eriknstr 9y ago
    > Try buying plain TV (without YouTube and Internet) If you leave the smart-TV without a network connection it'll be mostly like a plain TV. > try buying non-smart phone There are some feature phone Nokia models available, I use one such. The thing I miss the most about having a smartphone is GPS and a map app. For everything else except mobile internet, which I can do without, that a smartphone would give me I have an iPod touch.
    • digi_owl 9y ago
      Not sure if it still works, but i swear my old SE featurephone had maps fetched straight from Google.
  • kbart 9y ago
    "Try buying plain TV (without YouTube and Internet), try buying non-smart phone..." Disable data connection for both and you have "dumb" counterparts. Of course, you still pay for unnecessary features, but it's the price to pay if you value your privacy.
    • farzadb82 9y ago
      If only it were that simple. Unless you've physically removed or disconnected the wireless interface, there's still a chance that a firmware vulnerability could lead to your TV being hacked via a remote and/or side-channel attack similar to what was demonstrated in the article.