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calimary

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Sun Dec 29, 2019, 01:27 PM

Dec 2019

I’m one of those who hates having to compute my lights on. What the hell is wrong with simply flicking a switch? UP for on. DOWN for off. Boom! Done.

I do NOT want to have to fuss with a lot of choices and variables. I do NOT want to be dependent on a lot of gadgets. I don’t give a rat’s ass how many degrees of brightness or mood lighting or whatever molecularly slight variations of color it is. Fuck it! Turn it ON. Or turn it OFF. Period!

My husband is gadget-obsessed. I guess the one drawback for him is having to deal with a Luddite every day. Heaven to him is either everything set up on voice-command or thousands of buttons and touch pads with hundreds of thousands of options and choices and degrees of variation. But if I had to live in his idea of a modern home, I’d have a house I couldn’t live in, because I wouldn’t be able to make anything work.

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This is why I don't buy into the whole "internet of things" ( IoT): [View all] tblue37 Dec 2019 OP

Us too, we have had a lot of breakins in our neighborhood. redstatebluegirl Dec 2019 #1

Wise decisions. defacto7 Dec 2019 #6

Re smart tv's CloudWatcher Dec 2019 #36

I bought an RCA doorbell camera dansolo Dec 2019 #50

One thing that could be done easily is to make the devices non-functional MineralMan Dec 2019 #2

Post removed Post removed Dec 2019 #3

There are no such cameras at my house. Why would you think MineralMan Dec 2019 #25

Yes, the full article points out that the big tech companies have ways to make them more tblue37 Dec 2019 #7

With those cameras, a good password is really all the protection MineralMan Dec 2019 #27

What they really care about is having to spend more money on NYC Liberal Dec 2019 #45

Yeah. This is one of the main issues. ramen Dec 2019 #23

I watched one of those dark side of YouTube videos it was something like, dewsgirl Dec 2019 #4

😳 That is super creepy. bronxiteforever Dec 2019 #12

That wasnt the worst thing on that list, actually it was fairly dewsgirl Dec 2019 #15

Everything electronic has a camera now. bronxiteforever Dec 2019 #18

So far, I've found no reason to visit the dark web. MineralMan Dec 2019 #28

I'm afraid to..but admittedly I am curious about what all is there dewsgirl Dec 2019 #32

I'm going to continue to avoid it, I think. MineralMan Dec 2019 #37

You cant go there from the normal internet, you have to download a special encrypted server Baclava Dec 2019 #49

the feds broke tor years ago....... getagrip_already Dec 2019 #53

Im talking about the average user, not criminals looking to avoid the cops, lots of them there too Baclava Dec 2019 #56

Yes. I'm aware of that, but haven't explored it. MineralMan Dec 2019 #55

I am fine manually locking my doors and I don't like my house being Maraya1969 Dec 2019 #5

Same here. defacto7 Dec 2019 #8

+ a brazillion! nt tblue37 Dec 2019 #9

Many of these products use Open-Source Software, compromised by hacker, nation state actors. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #10

+1 dalton99a Dec 2019 #17

That's silly. You are buying stuff made in China. It doesn't matter what the software is... hunter Dec 2019 #44

Not silly, but brings up good point. The hardware can, and often is, embedded with data mining chips TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #46

i don't need my refrigerator or my toilet hooked to my phone or the internet. n/t 5X Dec 2019 #11

I've had 3 things stolen from me in the last three years ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #13

It's related, because for the high risks of surveillance, you should get a much better ROI. nt tblue37 Dec 2019 #14

Yeah, it's through a cable company ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #47

You make a good point. However, many criminals have been MineralMan Dec 2019 #31

They are kind of fun ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #48

I try to remind people -- "Every bad idea was once new." eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #16

Smart TV is sort of necessary. TNNurse Dec 2019 #19

The Alexa on the Fire TV Stick is only activated when you push the button cojoel Dec 2019 #42

:::Counts the number of years I have even THOUGHT of owning a doorbell camera::::: A HERETIC I AM Dec 2019 #20

Thoughtful post. There is one thing it left out, though, PatrickforO Dec 2019 #21

I'm still debating about the value of having a NEST or RING camera for the front door, other... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #22

Police departments are getting into agreements with Ring to be able to get footage Pompoy Dec 2019 #24

Consumers have as much responsibility for their security on the internet ToxMarz Dec 2019 #26

Bookmarking. calimary Dec 2019 #29

Why would people even want a camera in the bedroom Hav Dec 2019 #30

Laptop Cameras are easy to defeat Kaiserguy Dec 2019 #40

Pieces of black electrical tape 1/2-inch long take care of...... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2019 #43

Do you have a cell phone? getagrip_already Dec 2019 #54

Sticker or electrical tape over cell phone camera does the trick. klook Dec 2019 #57

sounds good, but.... getagrip_already Dec 2019 #58

Privacy is dead. We traded it for convenience. -nt CrispyQ Dec 2019 #33

Perhaps I'm old and out of the loop, I don't grok the "internet of things". lambchopp59 Dec 2019 #34

Yes, a system like you describe can be put together, MineralMan Dec 2019 #38

Unfortunately, this is the trend as we wade deep into the surveillence society. patphil Dec 2019 #35

We're already up to our necks in it. MineralMan Dec 2019 #39

Not all home IT devices are the same FreeState Dec 2019 #41

A lot of the new smart appliance features are things I don't want bluedye33139 Dec 2019 #51

'Internet of Value' is next RandiFan1290 Dec 2019 #52