Cox deletes ‘Active Listening’ ad pitch after boasting that it eavesdrops though our phones::undefined

      • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        Source?

        Either way, open networks are very uncommon in residential areas (and honestly in general)

          • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            Source that it happens obviously.

            You claimed that they connected to open networks.

                  • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
                    1·
                    11 months ago

                    No, there is no proof of it happening and it’s extremely likely to be coincidences or even made up. It’s the internet after all.

    • piecat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      917·
      11 months ago

      There’s a dozen ways they could jump the air gap.

      Ultrasonic to a phone or Alexa/Siri/etc, connect to an unsecured network, send data to a neighbor’s smart TV which is connected to Internet, Bluetooth or other to a phone

        • piecat@lemmy.worldEnglish
          52·
          11 months ago

          Something that can be done easily and may be done in the future, if it hasn’t been discovered yet

          Clandestine methods have been known since the 2000s. We know they’re scummy and want our data. Why does this seem too crazy?

          • InFerNo@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            Because it would result in a scandal and it seems easily discoverable (by professional investigators/engineers). I don’t know. It’s likely done on a small, targeted, scale, but can’t imagine this rolled out on a large scale. Too little gain for the potential lashback, quite some factors need to be right, too.