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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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. 🤷🏻‍♂️