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Old 02-06-2021, 05:30 PM
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They want to sell you stuff and want you to buy it. That's the name of the game.
That's the answer!!!

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Old 02-06-2021, 05:44 PM
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They want to sell you stuff and want you to buy it. That's the name of the game.
That was one of their initial objectives and the way they built their empire, however, it is evolving to much much more. Information is power. I will not go further to not upset the forum rules.

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Old 02-06-2021, 05:58 PM
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Old 02-06-2021, 06:11 PM
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Targeted ads aren't exactly new, they're just more in your face since Big Tech. Google believes I'm way older than I am. Why? Well, Facebook would not let me use 01/01/1901 as my birthdate, so I simply used 02/02/1902 instead.

Or maybe it February 29th? It's kinda hard to keep track.

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Old 02-06-2021, 06:13 PM
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Old 02-06-2021, 06:14 PM
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Old 02-06-2021, 06:22 PM
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My cell phone is too old & dumb to do anything smart
ME TOO! I am on the "legacy" plan as the phone company puts it.

And only turn it on when I make a call
(if not the battery goes dead within hours)

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Old 02-06-2021, 07:16 PM
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So, this was suposed to be the wave of the future, if you remember when we were kids. Automation, autonomous service and servants. Machines that anticipate your needs and fulfill them. That was the utopian and altruistic ideal of a passive and servile system. It seemed great when it was in the future.

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Old 02-06-2021, 07:40 PM
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IoT - Internet of Things.

A flip-phone still meets my needs.
I have a flip phone and still use road maps. Works for me.

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Old 02-06-2021, 08:30 PM
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Every time you agree to the terms of service for an app upgrade you basically grant them permission to access any and everything on your phone (camera, mic, gps, files, contacts, text messages, ...). You can go through and restrict permissions but I'm sure they have work arounds to get what they want. You may restrict app X from accessing your photo album but app K which has access also shares info with app X.

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So, this was suposed to be the wave of the future, if you remember when we were kids. Automation, autonomous service and servants. Machines that anticipate your needs and fulfill them. That was the utopian and altruistic ideal of a passive and servile system. It seemed great when it was in the future.
I like the idea of being young again (physically), but not young and stupid (mentally) again...

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Old 02-06-2021, 11:02 PM
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We've almost caught up to the Jetson's - very close

When we get to where we can pull a "beam me up Alexa (scotti)" and go from one place to another - i will finally upgrade to a newer cell phone for that .

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Old 02-06-2021, 11:15 PM
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I have a flip phone and still use road maps. Works for me.
Yea, some just can't seem to get away from technology.

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I like the idea of being young again (physically), but not young and stupid (mentally) again...

Haha. Youth is so wasted on the young.

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My son warned me of this years ago. Leave your phone off and in the car or at home if you don't want Apple or Google to know your habits. Of course your iphone can be turned on by the right people anytime along with your camera. Android used to be that way but not anymore.

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Old 02-07-2021, 11:10 AM
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So, this was suposed to be the wave of the future, if you remember when we were kids. Automation, autonomous service and servants. Machines that anticipate your needs and fulfill them..

Don't forget flying cars.

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Old 02-07-2021, 11:22 AM
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Turn off Siri and Alexa. It is easy to do in your phone settings.

No way there will be any smart speakers in my house.

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Make your devices touch command and not voice command.

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