Anon Archived You know that silly fear about Alexa recording everything and leaking it online? It just happened (theregister.co.uk)
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Anon Archived You know that silly fear about Alexa recording everything and leaking it online? It just happened (theregister.co.uk)
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[–] absurdlyobfuscated 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
When paranoia is justified and has a rational basis, then we can just call it caution.
[–] midnightblue1335 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I had a long conversation with a friend about this topic a few days ago. Basically we were talking about when paranoia is good, and when it can cross the line into becoming unhealthy.
And then I get several ads about treatments for paranoid schizophrenia. I do not have mental illness in my family, have never researched it or showed any interest in it. I find it too much of a coincidence that I'd suddenly get ads like this shortly after discussing the topic. My phone was in my pocket during the conversation.
It's a real mindfuck. It's almost as if they're gaslighting- "Why are you talking about paranoia with your friend? You must be a schizophrenic person. Here are some ads for schizo drugs. We're not listening into your conversations in order to tailor your ads based on certain keywords. That'd be.... crazy!"
[–] 12855051? 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Why you think all these apps want you to give permission to access the phones microphone?
[–] citrion 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I'm waiting for the post heading that looks like "You know that silly fear about how you could have been a millionaire/Nobel Prize winner/sex god/etc but you were sabotaged by someone using common intrusive surveillance devices? It just happened"