Haha. As a consultant, I worked on a crapton of IoT projects. Not a single one could explain WHY they needed all that data. If you’re just storing user actions, it’s not really useful, or actionable.
I made coffee at 8:03 am on Tuesday, did laundry at 2:39.873 pm on a Saturday, or opened the fridge door at 6pm and closed it at 6:02pm.
The more info they have about you, the worse it gets.
And even if the company just uses your right to privacy just to make money through ads. You can be sure they will get hacked by people with even less morals.
They can use all that data to open a bank account on your name and commit tons of tax fraud.
Who do you think they will arrest? That is right, you.
And getting out of that will always cost you tons of time, effort and money. So good luck.
I’m getting dressed and would like notification when the coffee is ready
I’m out doing yard work, but want to be notified when the laundry is done so I can feed the next load
While I could do one thing at a time, or use a clock or at a timer, getting the notification makes it stress free
Think of it as equivalent to the dryer buzzer. It used to notify us when the laundry was done so we can start the next load, but apparently we need a more complicated way to do that
Haha. As a consultant, I worked on a crapton of IoT projects. Not a single one could explain WHY they needed all that data. If you’re just storing user actions, it’s not really useful, or actionable.
I made coffee at 8:03 am on Tuesday, did laundry at 2:39.873 pm on a Saturday, or opened the fridge door at 6pm and closed it at 6:02pm.
So what.
What kind of fucking psychopath leaves the fridge open for 2 minutes?
https://lemmy.world/post/52877231
So… How do we pronounce IoT? Is it I O T or eye-aught?
Rhyme with coyote.
So what?
Well you drink coffee in the morning so it’s probable that you go to the bathroom soon after.
Oh your did laundry on Saturday the weekend? I bet your don’t do laundry during the week because work. Maybe you won’t be home around then…
Opened the fridge door at 6:00 pm and it was open for 2 minutes? I bet the person is hungry. Quick flash their marketing ID with ads for fast food!
Stuff like that is what they use the info for.
If you wear a smart watch that monitors your heartrate. You bet your ass they know when you have sex and when you need more condoms.
Everything you said is true except the last part.
It’s bad for the capitalistic companies to have less consumers. No condoms = more people = more consumers = more data = more $$$
Lmaooo. Those goofballs. As though I would ever use condoms…
Ahh a fellow gambling man
The more info they have about you, the worse it gets.
And even if the company just uses your right to privacy just to make money through ads. You can be sure they will get hacked by people with even less morals.
They can use all that data to open a bank account on your name and commit tons of tax fraud.
Who do you think they will arrest? That is right, you.
And getting out of that will always cost you tons of time, effort and money. So good luck.
they can sell the data. that’s what.
all those habits will be used to build a profile used to create a custom marketing ads for you.
What about people who are doing other things?
While I could do one thing at a time, or use a clock or at a timer, getting the notification makes it stress free
Think of it as equivalent to the dryer buzzer. It used to notify us when the laundry was done so we can start the next load, but apparently we need a more complicated way to do that
You can get all that locally without having everything hoovered to the cloud.
The point is some of the functionality is useful and desirable, even if manufacturers make poor choices in implementation
Until you’re wanted for murder and your fridge habits prove your alibi and you’re exonerated.
Be honest, that would get dismissed.
But if it proved you were are the crime scene however…