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Prairie_Seagull

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19. Oh that's just great.

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #11)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 07:15 PM

Mar 18

Now I need to look at this like we are the building blocks.

Neo my dog, is sitting right next to me.

I need an aspirin or maybe something a bit stronger.

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Be aware, your devices are sharing a lot of data and not just with you but about you. [View all] dutch777 Mar 18 OP

Yeah, I don't wear that shit - nor do my adult kids. harumph Mar 18 #1

you drive it... ret5hd Mar 18 #7

Of course you can't avoid being surveilled (agreed), but you don't have to make it easier. harumph Mar 18 #8

i am on your side, not against. ret5hd Mar 18 #9

Eventually - whether by desire or necessity - people will realize we have ONE weapon in this fight, ONE... Moostache Mar 18 #2

Good luck. SergeStorms Mar 18 #12

Slaves to the very thing that is going to kill their jobs, their health, and very lives...sad but true. (n/t) Moostache Mar 18 #17

Exactly.... SergeStorms Mar 18 #18

Since criminals find it more difficult to anonymously commit crimes anymore Ponietz Mar 18 #3

K&R! I've been warning people here about wearables and data being collected from both the wearer and the highplainsdem Mar 18 #4

I only wear a real watch. Dawson Leery Mar 18 #5

I have been debating getting a Garmin fenex PuraVidaDreamin Mar 18 #6

Easy low tech fix... 2naSalit Mar 18 #14

I used to do that once upon a time. PuraVidaDreamin Mar 18 #16

Probably can ask what data they collect. Probably not as bad as most tech companies. And some compromise for... dutch777 Mar 22 #20

Still seems, 'We are the product' nt Prairie_Seagull Mar 18 #10

you aren't even considered "product"... ret5hd Mar 18 #11

Oh that's just great. Prairie_Seagull Mar 18 #19

I've banned all advertising on my electronic devices, including my television. hunter Mar 18 #13

+1 2naSalit Mar 18 #15