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Article #625650Re: The extinct tech you forgot existed
From: Bob Eager
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 21:22
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 21:22
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 21:04:10 +0000, Huge wrote: > On 2018-08-23, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote: >> On 2018-08-23, Dave Garland <dave.g...@wizinfo.com> wrote: >> >>> On 8/23/2018 12:58 PM, Jorgen Grahn wrote: >>> >>>> My TV set broke down last week. I may want to replace it, but I don't >>>> understand the feature set of the current models. What's a "SmartTV" >>>> and do I want one? Etc. >>> >>> It connects to the Internet. It can show things like YouTube and >>> Netflix without involving a(nother) computer, and may even have its >>> own built-in camera and microphone. >>> >>> It probably also spies on you and tells its masters about your viewing >>> habits. Like other Internet Of Things critters, it may open your LAN >>> to other malignant access as well. Don't count on timely software >>> updates. >> >> "When you watch TV, it watches you." >> >> Once upon a time, such devices were known as "telescreens". > > About 34 years ago, right? You beat me to it. -- Using UNIX since v6 (1975)... Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org
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From: Bob Eager <news...@eager.cx>
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Subject: Re: The extinct tech you forgot existed
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