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nahostdeutschland@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners

www.theguardian.com

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‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners

www.theguardian.com

nahostdeutschland@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago
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From loyalty cards, to restaurant meal deals or simply parking your car – it is harder and harder to get by without signing up to a multitude of apps
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    Phones are not listening and if you have proof post it. No security researcher has ever posted this.

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      [https://youtu.be/0dGqR4ue8dg](Idk i trust Snowden’s take on this over yours)

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      See:

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      • Cox Media Group (Alternative non-subscriberwalled link here)
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      yeah yeah, people said the same thing about google home and amazon alexa for years… until data leaks proved that was a lie, too.

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      It’s called “Active Listening”

      https://www.404media.co/heres-the-pitch-deck-for-active-listening-ad-targeting/

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