Like, we all know they’re listening , but can we provide proof?

My friend was complaining about all the new super surveillance that will be government required in cars after 2027, and I said to him dude you have a stock android, you use every AI slop feature, you use a smart TV on your unsecured network, and uses x every day. They have everything they could possibly need on him. Oh and he posts questionable things to fb daily under his real name.

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    You could take extreme measures like Louis Rossmann has said he does to his phones.

    He said he disassembles his phones and desolders and removes all the microphones. He said if he wants to make or receive a call, he’ll use his Bluetooth headset or earpiece.

    I don’t see why the same can’t also be feasible for televisions either, aside from how difficult they can be to properly disassemble and service.

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      if he wants to make or receive a call, he’ll use his Bluetooth headset or earpiece.

      Oh boy he should not look up how insecure Bluetooth is then

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        Eh, it entirely depends on your threat model. If you’re trying to protect against mass surveillance, it makes sense because you’ll only sometimes have a functional microphone powered on. If you’re trying to protect against a targeted attack against you specifically, then yeah Bluetooth had some problems. You have bigger issues at that point, though. I also think Bluetooth is probably more secure than you think.

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          If you’re worried about the guy 10 m away from you eavesdropping, BT is not a great option. If you’re worried about the hackers on the other side of the planet, BT should be fine.

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      I mean graphene would be easier for phones.

      Theoretically if you never hook a smart TV to the net it shouldn’t be able to spy. I’m sure they do tho

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        What sending postcards in the mail. Yah loran wan sure but who actually has that in density enough.

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        Graphene is still only for Pixel phones right now isn’t it? I heard something about them working to expand out to other model phones eventually, wonder how that’s going and how many more devices it’ll eventually support? 🤔