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Originally Posted by tranquility
To be fair, we're already screwed since we all pretty much have 'smart'phones, but why introduce yet another listening device that is purpose-built to listen in?
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This. How do you think Google Maps knows where there are slow downs on the highways? Because it's monitoring the speed of the devices, thereby monitoring the speed of the vehicle and it's location.
Jon Stossel did a report years ago that even when you turn off your GPS, it's not really turned off. I work for a large tech company and can also confirm it listens and makes recommendations on products and such.
So my point is, it cracks me up to see people complain about privacy while using smartphones and/or the Internet.