Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Locked thread
post hole digger
Mar 21, 2011

LP0 ON FIRE posted:

US government used to keep tabs on SA posters, but they probably have bigger fish to fry on reddit, and don't care anymore

lol if youve never been visited by the secret service for posting.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

My Linux Rig
Mar 27, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 6 years!

maskenfreiheit posted:

thanks to the date rape model of american privacy law, your roomba is currently beaming a map of your house to jeff bezos


https://gizmodo.com/roombas-next-big-step-is-selling-maps-of-your-home-to-t-1797187829

remember: in silicon valley, not saying no means you're saying yes

it's been a long time since i used a roomba, i didn't realize they could map your house now

are they still super lovely at dealing with rugs and get gummed up super easy?

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

My Linux Rig posted:

it's been a long time since i used a roomba, i didn't realize they could map your house now

are they still super lovely at dealing with rugs and get gummed up super easy?

i've never owned a roomba because i work for my money and spend it on sundries

also, lol NSA

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/344742-nsa-unlawfully-surveiled-kim-dotcom-in-new-zealand

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe
lol is this a criminal case or him flailing to stay socially relevant

Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.




gently caress yeah. New Zealand

ClassActionFursuit
Mar 15, 2006

i use google services for everything even when those services are inferior to competitors just because i like ukulele music and primary colors

google has my location timeline going back to january of 2010

i have a google home in every room in my house that sends all audio back to google constantly

in return i get spam free email and a decent cloud document suite and nice warnings when traffic is bad so i can leave early. i feel like googles the one getting screwed here

oh yeah i do adblock tho so idk if that mitigates things

ClassActionFursuit fucked around with this message at 15:56 on Aug 2, 2017

Smythe
Oct 12, 2003

LastInLine posted:

i use google services for everything even when those services are inferior to competitors just because i like ukulele music and primary colors

google has my location timeline going back to january of 2010

i have a google home in every room in my house that sends all audio back to google constantly

in return i get spam free email and a decent cloud document suite and nice warnings when traffic is bad so i can leave early. i feel like googles the one getting screwed here

oh yeah i do adblock tho so idk if that mitigates things

me2 op but google services are best in class all classes, all years - so there is no fear of missing out.

My Linux Rig
Mar 27, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 6 years!

maskenfreiheit posted:

i've never owned a roomba because i work for my money and spend it on sundries

also, lol NSA

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/344742-nsa-unlawfully-surveiled-kim-dotcom-in-new-zealand

fatty mcgee posted:

New Zealanders must know how much power a foreign state holds over their private information,

Wait.... New Zealanders have computers???

DJ Commie
Feb 29, 2004

Stupid drivers always breaking car, Gronk fix car...

My Linux Rig posted:

Wait.... New Zealanders have computers???

laptops fit great on a sheep's back

Asymmetric POSTer
Aug 17, 2005

DJ Commie posted:

laptops fit great on a sheep's back

Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.




My Linux Rig posted:

Wait.... New Zealanders have computers???

it'll be pretty easy to turn them into huge paperweights though



when the volcanoes of auckland blow

Stick Insect
Oct 24, 2010

My enemies are many.

My equals are none.
:tinfoil:

https://twitter.com/samsheffer/status/659504565868433408

https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/3/11854860/facebook-smartphone-listening-eavesdrop-microphone-denial

Old posts. Any proof seems impossible to find, of course.

champagne posting
Apr 5, 2006

YOU ARE A BRAIN
IN A BUNKER

I doubt it's a thing. if uber couldn't keep their government track thing a secret then Facebook has no chance

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Boiled Water posted:

I doubt it's a thing. if uber couldn't keep their government track thing a secret then Facebook has no chance

i mean, there's precedent:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/20/silverpush_soundwave_ad_tracker/

they have pretty strict NDAs, and it'd be hard to detect

  • Locked thread