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Garry Knight<p>‘The bot asked me four times a day how I was feeling’: is tracking everything actually good for us?</p><p>'Gathering data used to be a fringe pursuit of Silicon Valley nerds. Now we’re all at it, recording everything from menstrual cycles and mobility to toothbrushing and time spent in daylight. Is this just narcissism redesigned for the big tech age?'</p><p>And then there's the security aspect.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmartDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartDevices</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/feb/22/the-bot-asked-me-four-times-a-day-how-i-was-feeling-is-tracking-everything-actually-good-for-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2</span><span class="invisible">025/feb/22/the-bot-asked-me-four-times-a-day-how-i-was-feeling-is-tracking-everything-actually-good-for-us</span></a></p>
Andre Courchesne (co2.click)<p>Today, let’s talk about the co2.click Model F! 🌬️ Designed for reliable air quality monitoring, it’s compact and precise, offering all the essential features to help you create healthier spaces. Let me show you what makes it stand out! 👇 <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/AirQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirQuality</span></a></p><p>🏡 The Model F features a photoacoustic CO2 sensor for highly accurate readings, along with sensors for temperature and humidity. It’s ideal for monitoring classrooms, offices, or homes to ensure a healthier environment. 📊 <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/HealthyLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLiving</span></a></p><p>🔋 Powered by an internal rechargeable battery, the Model F offers approximately 15 hours of autonomy on a single charge. Portable and easy to use, it’s perfect for temporary setups or on-the-go air quality tracking. ⚡✨ <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PortableTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableTech</span></a></p><p>💾 The Model F stores up to 96 hours of data onboard. Simply download the data when needed to analyze trends and identify ventilation issues. 📈 <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/DataDriven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataDriven</span></a></p><p>🛠️ With its open-source firmware, the Model F gives you the freedom to customize and add features. Whether you're a developer or a tinkerer, it’s a platform designed to empower innovation and creativity! 🌱💡 <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p><p>🌍 While STL files aren’t available yet for the Model F, we’re still committed to sustainability and supporting the right to repair with our other models. Stay tuned for future updates! ♻️✨ <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a></p><p>📲 Curious about the Model F? Visit co2.click to learn more and explore our other sensors. Take control of your air quality today! 🌎💚 <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/SmartDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartDevices</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@meltedcheese" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>meltedcheese</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@gregeganSF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gregeganSF</span></a></span> Kinda like how Amazon's Spy Gadgets build a hidden mesh network? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnKpNVHw-TQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=BnKpNVHw-T</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p><p>I just want my household to be <em>"stupid"</em>...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AmazonEcho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonEcho</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MeshNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeshNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SmartDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartDevices</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SmartFridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartFridge</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@meltedcheese" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>meltedcheese</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@gregeganSF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gregeganSF</span></a></span> Okay, <em>"Smart Fridge"</em> is a bad example, because it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcXu4_K1tMQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">does make sense</a> and has potential accessibility features...</p><ul><li>Tho instead of spamming wifi it should just ask <em>ONCE (!)</em> if one wants to set it up and offer a <em>"No thanks!"</em> with tickbox <em>"Don't ask me again!"</em> on it's screen...</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SmartDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartDevices</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SmartFridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartFridge</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@meltedcheese" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>meltedcheese</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@gregeganSF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gregeganSF</span></a></span> <br>Also for what purpose does a fridge need WiFi or Internet?</p><p>Does everyone nowadays <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCRx78Zhj7s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">copy juicero</a>?</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Juicero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Juicero</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SmartDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartDevices</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StupidDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StupidDevices</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spyware</span></a></p>
Soheb<p>Just out of curiousity, how many folks have a smart speaker (e.g. Amazon Echo, Nest Smart Speaker, Apple HomePod, etc) on Mastodon?</p><p><a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/smartdevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartdevices</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/smartSpeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartSpeaker</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/AppleHomepod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleHomepod</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/AmazonEcho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonEcho</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/EchoDot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EchoDot</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/Nest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nest</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/AskMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AskMastodon</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Dumb idea? $1,700 “smart” bassinet loses features if you buy it used - Enlarge / The Snoo, a "smart" bassinet. </p><p>Owners of the $1,695 ... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2044924" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2044924</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smartdevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartdevices</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bassinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bassinet</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snow</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Ambient light sensors can reveal your device activity. How big a threat is it? - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) </p><p>An overwhelming majority of han... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998032" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1998032</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ambientlightsensors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ambientlightsensors</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smartdevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartdevices</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biz</span></a>⁢ <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Amazon’s Fire OS for Smart TVs and tablets may drop Android for a new Linux-based OS <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FireOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireOs</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FireTablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireTablet</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FireTv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireTv</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Iot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iot</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Leaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leaks</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Rumors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rumors</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartDevices</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartTv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartTv</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Vega" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vega</span></a>+</p><p><a href="https://liliputing.com/amazons-fire-os-for-smartphones-and-tablets-may-drop-android-for-a-new-linux-based-os/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">liliputing.com/amazons-fire-os</span><span class="invisible">-for-smartphones-and-tablets-may-drop-android-for-a-new-linux-based-os/</span></a></p>
Martin Nutty<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.bbc/@BBCRD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BBCRD</span></a></span> </p><p>Interesting piece from the techie folks at <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a>. I hadn’t really considered the number of folks who listen to radio via their smart TVs. Great opportunity to consume less power when Media companies opt to use a darkened background. I imagine the same holds true for <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/StreamingMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StreamingMusic</span></a> apps as well. </p><p>I wonder what the data looks like for Americans listening to audio content on their TVs?Anybody got a source?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EnergyConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyConservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SmartDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartDevices</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>The Biden administration wants to launch the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a certification label that will identify a new security standard for smart products such as fridges, TVs and even fitness trackers. Here's what to know:<br><a href="https://flip.it/Ld-vxM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/Ld-vxM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>White House livestream on labeling initiative.<br><a href="https://flip.it/odntBE" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/odntBE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SmartDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartDevices</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
Linh Pham<p>When "smart" devices are worst than "dumb" devices, #294854754</p><p>Ars Technica: Wemo won't fix Smart Plug vulnerability allowing remote operation</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/wemo-wont-fix-smart-plug-vulnerability-allowing-remote-operation/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">5/wemo-wont-fix-smart-plug-vulnerability-allowing-remote-operation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://linh.social/tags/IoT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IoT</span></a> <a href="https://linh.social/tags/InternetOfShit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetOfShit</span></a> <a href="https://linh.social/tags/SmartDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartDevices</span></a></p>
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦<p>When I told a friend "you can crash my couch", this is *not* what I meant.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IoT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IoT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmartDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartDevices</span></a></p>