Comment on Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
“secret”. Sweet summer child, you’ve been mapped down to your quarks for decades, and building plans have been at Town Hall since… Louis XIV?
Jeffool@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It reminds me of when Google added everyone’s phone numbers to search. Everyone freaked out. “What do you mean anyone can find my number?!” And this is back when phone books were ubiquitous.
It’s pointless now as anyone actually making a call (scammers) buys numbers from providers or other thieves. But it’s really interesting how publicly available data being more publicity available can be scary.