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ams6110 on July 7, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Yes, Amazon Is Tracking People

It's not that I think Amazon et al are listening. It's that that could, or someone who seizes control in an "emergency" could, or someone with "legal authority" could order it.

TulliusCicero on July 7, 2018 [–]

How is that different from a smartphone or laptop or any other device with a microphone?

yjftsjthsd-h on July 7, 2018 | [–]

Laptops aren't completely controlled by a third party.

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