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Are we safe from no one trying to sell us to companies? I guess everything that's remotely network capable these days should be kept off the internet until it
by FridgeSeal 9y ago
Are we safe from no one trying to sell us to companies?
I guess everything that's remotely network capable these days should be kept off the internet until it proves that it needs to - how do you ensure that it's not sending extra data back home without manually intercepting and inspecting all it's network traffic when it does connect?
- jasonkostempski 9y ago"until it proves that it needs to" The "need" is arbitrarily added to all kinds of things already. If the thing makes money collecting data, it will be required to operate.
- lucaspiller 9y agoA lot of smart devices such as Philips Hue can work completely offline, but if you want to control them remotely you need to agree to their cloud terms and conditions, which most likely includes selling your data. So from a user perspective they get added benefits, but the hidden cost is their privacy.