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  • JoeKrogan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Or when a product requires an app to function instead of just putting some buttons on the thing. The apps also tend to want access to everything too. 🙄🤦‍♂️

    • BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Because the device you bought is just a gateway for the company to access the real product, you. You’re paying them so they can access your information.

      The sad reality of today.

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          1 year ago

          Products are usually priced lower than cost and seem like a good deal to the average consoomer, they don’t think about why it’s so cheap.

          See free Amazon Alexa deals for example

    • gian @lemmy.grys.it
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      1 year ago

      Solvable: just put these apps on an old smartphone with nothing else on it and that you don’t use anymore then put it on the guest wireless network without access to anything else 😁
      Good luck to look for something is not there…