Hey, that links post worked so well I think I’ll try to sneak in another post while The Wandering Monk is quietly busy in the other room.
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Are your Christmas presents spying on you? Or are you sending spies into a some innocent kiddie’s room or friend’s house?
From wifi enabled stuffed animals to “smart” speakers that monitor your every word, Christmas just isn’t as jolly as it once was.
The good folks of the Mozilla Foundation, bless their little hearts, once again present an interactive feature on creepy and not-creepy egadgets that are popular this season.
You’ll need JavaScript to get the most of this. But scroll down the main page. Then watch the smiley at the top as the overview of items goes from not-creepy to super-duper creepy.
Click on an individual item to both get the dope on exactly what it’s doing to you and to rate said item yourself.
Just think, one day soon what kids says to their teddy bear may cost them their job in later life.
“Just think, one day soon what kids says to their teddy bear may cost them their job in later life.”
I want to laugh. I think perhaps crying might be a more realistic response.
Don’t worry. The EMP device will solve the problem. 😉
My outgoing gifts this year are hooded sweatshirts with homegrown “Crafty is a Superpower” graphics. I’m not telling anyone the anti-facial recognition feature, but they’re crafty.
This made me think of this article I saw yesterday https://www.businessinsider.in/kids-in-china-are-trying-every-trick-in-the-book-to-beat-the-facial-recognition-software-that-puts-a-mandatory-time-limit-on-popular-video-games/articleshow/67047839.cms
Toys spying on children is the latest phase in a worrisome Big Data trend. Long ago, a boy invented a fake name to sign up for a free Baskin Robbins clown cone on his “other” birthday. He used that fake name nowhere else. Several years later, a draft registration notice was mailed to that fake name.
Long ago, a boy…
Won’t ask either name.
OTOH my Draft Board sent me my “Report for Physical” notice while I was a 1LT, several months into my SE Asian sojourn. The unit personnel officer (S-1) wouldn’t let me go back to the World, so I sent it back to he board with my current address, and they went away.