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Title: Beware the smart toaster
Post by: Maik on Thursday, 29 March, 2018 @ 16:32:04
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Beware the smart toaster: 18 tips for surviving the surveillance age
We’ve come a long way since the web was just a fun place to share cat gifs – now it’s a place mostly dedicated to finding and selling your personal info.
Here’s what you need to know in this new era

2. Try not to let your smart toaster take down the internet.

These days you can buy a “smart” version of just about anything. There are connected toasters, which let you personalise your toast settings and notify your phone when your breakfast is ready. There are Bluetooth-enabled forks, which vibrate when you are eating too quickly (http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/10/why_should_you_buy_a_bluetooth_enabled_smart_fork.html). There are internet-connected umbrellas, which alert you if it looks like it’s going to rain (https://www.citylab.com/life/2016/06/oombrella-smart-tech-umbrella/488786/). There are even smart tampons, which let you monitor your flow (https://mashable.com/2016/05/17/my-flow-smart-tampon/#3s04dyeZSmqB).
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/28/beware-the-smart-toaster-18-tips-for-surviving-the-surveillance-age

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Title: Re: Beware the smart toaster
Post by: TonyKath on Saturday, 31 March, 2018 @ 12:56:11
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Beware the smart toaster: 18 tips for surviving the surveillance age
We’ve come a long way since the web was just a fun place to share cat gifs – now it’s a place mostly dedicated to finding and selling your personal info.
Here’s what you need to know in this new era

2. Try not to let your smart toaster take down the internet.

These days you can buy a “smart” version of just about anything. There are connected toasters, which let you personalise your toast settings and notify your phone when your breakfast is ready. There are Bluetooth-enabled forks, which vibrate when you are eating too quickly (http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/10/why_should_you_buy_a_bluetooth_enabled_smart_fork.html). There are internet-connected umbrellas, which alert you if it looks like it’s going to rain (https://www.citylab.com/life/2016/06/oombrella-smart-tech-umbrella/488786/). There are even smart tampons, which let you monitor your flow (https://mashable.com/2016/05/17/my-flow-smart-tampon/#3s04dyeZSmqB).
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/28/beware-the-smart-toaster-18-tips-for-surviving-the-surveillance-age (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/28/beware-the-smart-toaster-18-tips-for-surviving-the-surveillance-age)

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