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> But when Western companies load up their hardware with spyware and adware they are smart and savvy at business. I have never met anybody (online or otherwise
by Handprint4469 2y ago
> But when Western companies load up their hardware with spyware and adware they are smart and savvy at business.
I have never met anybody (online or otherwise) that believes this.
- dangus 2y agoIt's not as overt as I describe it. It's often a subtle bias. A great example in my own life: people have expressed concern to me when I tell them how I own a Chinese robot vacuum that can map my house. They think it's Chinese spyware. And yet, iRobot, an American company now owned by Amazon, was the one caught in a privacy and data collection scandal related to test units that leaked interior photos of homes. [1] [1] https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/10/1066500/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuum-beta-product-testers-consent-agreement-misled/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/10/1066500/roomba-i...