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Comment by jck86

To what extend do these "smart" products state how, when and what data they are collecting and selling?

Isn't it high time for legislation that at least makes it clear on the box what kind of sensors and integrations it has and how bad the product is privacy wise?

Also, shouldn't corporate spying disguised as automated content recognition and classification be limited or outright be banned?

And all this connected garbage should by law be able to function with the cord cut and without registration, and if an update negatively changes the advertised product characteristics the customer must be allowed to return it for full paid price even if it is 10 years old. Force the manufactures to make statements on the "box" about the features, the support duration and level, and the privacy characteristics.

Why don't politicians care about this?

parent jck86 7 days ago

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