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From the ‘you’re not paranoid if they’re really out to get you’ department

An opt-out “service” from Amazon that turns every single Amazon device on your network into a Trojan Horse. From ars technica (whatever the appropriate capitalization is)   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/amazon-devices-will-soon-automatically-share-your-internet-with-neighbors/   The next update will not have an opt-out feature.  In order to improve customer service for you.  This is all for your benefit.  Trust us.  We’re here to help you. There is not enough ways to shout “I told you so”.   To quote Bill Hicks… Read more…


Your TV is spying on you, water is wet

A “little while ago” I bough a Samsung “smart” TV from Costco.  It was neither the cheapest nor the most expensive model.  I was juuuust right.  At that point Samsung’s smart TV shenanigans were well known so I made sure to disable automatic updates and I declined the user agreement during the initial setup. One of the very first annoyances I noticed was this “TV Plus” that would start blaring anytime I turned on the Read more…