The Guardian reports that a teen's tweets from her smart fridge went viral.
If the fridge can be used to send tweets, you can bet that it's being used to monitor the family's refrigeration habits. That data is valuable to advertisers, which can use it to "suggest" that some supplies need to be replenished....
Because you see, tweeting requires a link that works in both directions. So if the frdige can be used to send data out, it can also be used to send data in. And that, my friends, is the real purpose of smart devices.
Say Hello to Alexa..
Update: This news item has been outed as fake. As you can see above, I was fooled, too. The effect of too much confidence in my expertise,
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Need to tweet? No phone? No problem: Use the fridge.
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