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So you don't mind being spied on by a corporation with no moral scruples and that breaks laws
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No (and I'm unconvinced they're breaking any laws -- laws I give a carp about anyway).
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but would require Police to have a warrant
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Of course. I never waived my right to my 4th amendment protections. I gave Amazon my permission to "invade" my privacy in exchange for things I find extremely convenient. I don't regret that one bit.
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and wouldn't mind a neighbour spying on your?
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Not at all relevant to the discussion, but... which neighbor?
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What about video (they do that too, Google Nest, Amazon Ring and some TVs). Or perhaps you've just not thought it through?
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Duh. Of course I've thought it through. I'm not an idiot. Again... Don't care.
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What if you live in Russia, China, North Korea, various African countries or the UK where they are becoming a police state and trying to abolish Democracy?
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Wait, what? When did Amazon/Google become a police state trying to abolish democracy in ANY country?
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I have a nice bridge you can buy if you think this doesn't matter.
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No thanks. I have all the bridges, routers and repeaters I need for the time being.
What I would like, though, is for others to figure out that their views on privacy and corporations aren't universally held by all. It's not always lack of facts, or knowledge that make people do/use things that they themselves find abhorrent. It's often because many people are different from them, and worry about other things more. Please consider proselytizing less. That's not at all a moderator warning. That's just from a normal (knowledgeable) user who's sick and tired of people treating those who care about different things like they're idiots who don't know the score yet.
My eyes are wide open. I just happen to think "privacy" on the internet is overrated. You want privacy? Live off the grid. Stay off the internet. It's a huge bazaar where no one should expect any. Everybody is
always going to be up in your business on the internet.