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Coach Finstock@coachfinstock.bsky.social |
My brother, a 25 year Google employee, was the first person to warn me never to use Google Home or any of their other hardware unless I want the entire internet to have easy access to my life. They're fucking sieves.
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Ben Serrette
@benserrette.bsky.social
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😱Totally shocked by this news! I feel like there's a reason their motto isn't "Don't Be Evil" anymore. Though, for me, the privacy rabbit hole is all or nothing. Thinking about it too much brings my depression back. Unless you live in a cave, not much you can do about them having your life.
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Kavi
@brittexkavi.bsky.social
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I gave up on getting an Alexa around the time I gave up on ever having privacy. Not that this okay. Just that outside of living off the grid which is near impossible, I can’t control the reality of how dystopian we’ve become.
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The American Civil War Podcast
@uscivilwar.bsky.social
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Also, Google keeps killing its products, especially smart home systems. And they prefer to effectively brick them rather than ever allow customers to do anything with it.
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One Who Walks Among the Dead
@anubisthejackal.bsky.social
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Feeling pretty smug as a "Luddite" elder millennial that refuses to allow any smart tech in my home (aside from the obvious, a cell phone, because, yeah, it should be smart).
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Andy Pearlman
@apearlma.bsky.social
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google: "you sure you don't want to give google access to your nest?" me: "yes" repeat ongoing for past decade or so — we bought it before google acquired it
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A. Rivera
@bloodravenlib.bsky.social
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I was gifted one of those Google Home devices. Left it in the box. Just did not feel right.
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GreyBeard Jack
@greybeardjack.bsky.social
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Not surprised at all. Companies like Google, Amazon, Meta, X, etc.. keep getting worse and worse. They're flailing to keep their perpetual growth model churning, to the detriment of everyday people.
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Michael Mullady
@mjmullady.bsky.social
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They all do that shit. It’s not surprising at all. People have to decide if they want to give up comfort for security or vise versa
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Wayne Fryback
@waynefryback.bsky.social
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I use a Nest thermostat. But it was purchased before Google bought Nest. Am I safe?
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Mike Bloom
@michaelbloom.bsky.social
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But your phone does it too
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The Hill Person
@ofthehillpeople.bsky.social
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"Accidentally collected"
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Wil Sterling
@shadowvasterra.bsky.social
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What could possibly go wrong with invasive audio and visual surveillance from a company motivated solely by obscene profits?
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debbshock
@debbshock.bsky.social
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OH MY GOD CHILDREN'S VOICE DATA AND ADDRESSES this is radioactive
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debbshock
@debbshock.bsky.social
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children's voice data alone is irreparable harm and lawsuits for irreparable harm that could plausibly and rightfully bankrupt Google. full stop.
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debbshock
@debbshock.bsky.social
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AAAAAAAGH
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ProzacElf
@prozacelf.bsky.social
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My sister got me one of those Amazon home pod deals about 5 years ago and I never bitched her out about it but I never even opened the shrink wrap on the box
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Ranylt Richildis
@ranylt.bsky.social
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Honestly, many years in, I'm still baffled anyone would allow Alexa in their home, use an Apple Watch or track their periods or heart rate on an app. Maybe now folks will...back away.
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stephen
@evenstephen.bsky.social
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Just a heads up everyone. Your phone is also a gps tracking, microphone listening, camera that can most likely be accessed via back door entrances from Tech Companies and even 3 letter Government agencies. Anything that touches the internet is not reliably safe/private.
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MountainMusings
@mountainmusings.bsky.social
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I've been using Duck Duck Go for a few years and it works fine.
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Alisha Grauso
@alishagrauso.bsky.social
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It's one of the many reasons I've avoided Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Apple HomePod, any of them.
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@helchose.bsky.social
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Your phone is likely part of this surveillance network. I'd like $10 for every time my wife and I have been discussing a topic and an ad will pop up soon after that is contextual to the topic we were discussing. It's been going on at least 15 years.
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