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Originally Posted by EBSXR6
There is a small trend of people trying to buy non smart TVs and basic phones.
The well known companies don't want build non smart appliances as they paid big $ to include all their software on the various devices.
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Phone has been driving me crazy, to go back to dumbphone, text and calls and physical buttons, peak 2007 when the tech was complimentary and demotivational posters led us to an apex in Australia's productivity (all downhill from there). As for the dumb units we have in the house, keeping them for as long as possible.
It's crazy - or empowering, depending on your view - that this even exists:
https://dimo.org/news/dimo-explained
This also means that when I'm looking at a new car, I have to ask the sales staff just how the data is recorded, who it's shared with, what's shared - and if they are doing this despite me supposedly the owner of data I generate. Does the data include biometric data when a driver cam is included? Get familiar with reading privacy policies.