We really need to make people more aware of how their data gets from A to B. I think most people think you need internet access for anything connected to a network to communicate. If more people realized that if device A is on your LAN and device B is on your LAN, there’s no reason traffic from A to B has to traverse the internet, they wouldn’t fall for stuff like this.
What’s more, if the device in question is some simple thing like a thermometer, then there’s no reason for it to be networked at all. Just take the temperature and get on with your life!
We really need to make people more aware of how their data gets from A to B. I think most people think you need internet access for anything connected to a network to communicate. If more people realized that if device A is on your LAN and device B is on your LAN, there’s no reason traffic from A to B has to traverse the internet, they wouldn’t fall for stuff like this.
What’s more, if the device in question is some simple thing like a thermometer, then there’s no reason for it to be networked at all. Just take the temperature and get on with your life!
And people think that your need a phone service to use GPS.
Indeed, a lot of people think it’s an active satellite connection when all it is is a receiver picking up a really accurate time signal.