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Old 06-23-2018, 07:49 AM
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Old 06-23-2018, 05:58 PM
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If they were interested in what you are doing (very big if), they really wouldn't care about your facial expression while you are doing it (or the wallpaper behind you), but they would monitor what is happening on the screen, so what you need to do is keep the screen off while you are on your iPad........
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Old 06-23-2018, 10:30 PM
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It's not the NSA we need to worry about. While we're all het up about government surveillance, Google and Amazon permeate.

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Old 06-24-2018, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Broncofan View Post
the paranoia runs strong in some people
I wouldn’t be paranoid if everyone wasn’t out to get me😜
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Old 06-24-2018, 01:04 PM
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Nobody wants to look or listen to you. You're not that important.
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Old 06-24-2018, 02:00 PM
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Nobody wants to look or listen to you. You're not that important.
This! Seriously folks, get over yourselves. Why would anyone want to watch/hear/eavesdrop on a random person staying in a Marriott in Boston?
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Old 06-24-2018, 08:59 PM
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This! Seriously folks, get over yourselves. Why would anyone want to watch/hear/eavesdrop on a random person staying in a Marriott in Boston?
Just to try and sell you crap. I have Alexa at home and I’ve noticed that somethings that I ask her to look up for me eventually show up advertised on my amazon app/website and even get email offers as well. So it’s all really just about targeted advertising.
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Old 06-24-2018, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DENpilot View Post
This! Seriously folks, get over yourselves. Why would anyone want to watch/hear/eavesdrop on a random person staying in a Marriott in Boston?
Because your activities and everything you say will add to your advertising profile. Amazon makes a lot of money that way and they sell that profile to other companies. That bugs a lot of people.
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Old 06-25-2018, 04:34 AM
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Because your activities and everything you say will add to your advertising profile. Amazon makes a lot of money that way and they sell that profile to other companies. That bugs a lot of people.
That would explain all my laxitve and supository e-mails.....
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Old 11-07-2022, 05:55 AM
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So I'm not the only one who thinks these devices are spying on us
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