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Definitely can’t take over my car. My car is old.
My car is old, my TV is old, and my phone runs Graphene OS. I'm not worried about the CIA in particular, but maintaining my property rights free of interference (whether corporate or government) is my non-negotiable requirement when shopping for technology.
Mr robot intensifys
{Hack phone} = true;
{Hack computer} = true;
{Hack smart fridge} = true;
{Hack toaster oven} = tasty;
Jokes on you BEAN PERSON
Keep up your slander im working on hacking your pet rock then ill have access to all your private rock conversations!
MWAHAHAHAHHA
ITS OVER FOR YOU!
HACK THE PLANET
They can takeover your car (with a $5 wrench).
Physical access is a pretty hefty requirement if we’re talking about taking something over. It’s also very difficult to defend against.
This sounds exactly like what the CIA would say to make us THINK they have tools that can takeover our phones, TVs, and cars!
takeover
As a verb, it needs a space. Here's your tree.
Now it's even easier to understand why the push for iot and everything connected, despite the people hating it.
Anytime I see media from India I assume it's BS
It based off the YouTube interview with an ex CIA agent.
Yes, they can task the speakers of any device to act like a microphone while the device is "off". This is because wifi enabled devices are not actually off unless you cut power.
this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2025
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