328 sats \ 7 replies \ @ek 17 Oct 2023 \ on: What technology do you REFUSE to adopt? tech
Smart-anything.
I really like this joke:
Hahaha. Nice one!
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I used to joke by saying that I study paranoia when people asked me.
I focused on cybersecurity in university during my degrees in computer science.
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ignorance is bliss they say
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It truly is
Deep inside, we all can relate to Cypher from Matrix, I suppose.
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I think the main issue is that there was a massive shift in priorities when "smart" things came around.
Most companies just wanted a quick buck by selling their customers data.
That wasn't really a thing back in the days. Companies would just create things and sold them. Now they sell subscriptions and your privacy.
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Try not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Smart things are tools just like anything else and a tool is only good if it serves a useful purpose and delivers more good than harm. For MOST "smart" things yes, we agree that they're useless (eg dishwashers, fridges, washing machines etc). But there are a few legitimate exceptions we think such as light bulbs, heating/cooling systems, security cameras, solar systems. Many of those smart enabled products are also terrible too. It's like the 1% of the 1% that are legit.
Connecting something to the internet is not smart. Making an existing device better or fully automated is. Too many manufactures tend to the former without addressing the later.
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lol, so true
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