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There's over-engineering, and then there's putting a web server in a pair of headphones. There are obvious disadvantages in terms of cost, complexity, security
by jdietrich 7y ago
There's over-engineering, and then there's putting a web server in a pair of headphones. There are obvious disadvantages in terms of cost, complexity, security and battery life.
- jacquesm 7y agoAbsolutely but those are still much less bad than having an app that leaks your data back to the manufacturer.
- brokenmachine 7y agoThe real problem is that most consumers just don't care about privacy at all. Losing the 0.01% of people who care about their privacy is no incentive for manufacturers to change their shady practices. It would be nice to have some kind of privacy certification, then consumers could have an easy way of knowing the product they're buying respects their privacy. It's a sad state of affairs that this would be needed to buy a set of headphones.