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How much proof is there that smart tvs and phones listen to you? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Like, we all know they're listening , but can we provide proof?

My friend was complaining about all the new super surveillance that will be government required in cars after 2027, and I said to him dude you have a stock android, you use every AI slop feature, you use a smart TV on your unsecured network, and uses x every day. They have everything they could possibly need on him. Oh and he posts questionable things to fb daily under his real name.

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[-] ragas@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago

For example there was this one time where videos from robot vacuums leaked, including people shitting. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11562599/Robot-vacuum-cleaner-took-photos-woman-toilet-images-ended-Facebook.html

[-] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 3 points 21 hours ago

Fuck that tabloid, the Daily Mail... but there was the guy who was attempting to mod his robovac so he could control it with a PlayStation controller. The AI he was using to help ended up giving him keys that let him remotely access thousands of robovacs, including their cameras and mics.

[-] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago

Link for the event f4 is talking about:

https://www.popsci.com/technology/robot-vacuum-army/

[-] kazerniel@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

and this is why I made sure to get a model without a camera D:

[-] ragas@lemmy.ml 1 points 18 hours ago

That is what I did too for the first one. My current vacuum uses valetudo as alternative firmware.

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