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		acd on Aug 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The downfall of smart TVs: From promises of seamle... Please lets stop calling devices which spy on people "smart". Dumb devices are smart for privacy. Smart devices are dumb for privacy.

npteljes on Aug 23, 2022 [–]

That ship has sailed, it has been widely used since smartphones. And it actually become a useful identifier (for me, for stuff to avoid).

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