• TragicNotCute@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    They basically did the same thing several decades ago with Kindles and whispernet. It’s not really that crazy.

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      9 months ago

      Sure, but that required a partnership with carriers for a legitimate use. I hope none of the carriers would allow use of their networks for things that don’t need it, but who knows?

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        9 months ago

        You’re right. They care about our privacy and would never do anything to sully that trust. Certainly not through a partnership with an electronics manufacturer that pays them to do it…

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          9 months ago

          That’s a good expansion of what I meant by “who knows…?”

          Maybe there needs to be laws in place to prevent devices that don’t need it from having 5G access. 🤷🏻‍♂️