• cecilkorik@lemmy.ca
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    6 hours ago

    Stories like this always feel like misdirection efforts to deflect blame from the actually responsible devices and organizations. The amount of normalization of openly-broadcasting-at-all-times cellphones in our society can’t really be explained with anything less than an overwhelming multi-level propaganda campaign.

    Who needs spies anymore when you can just convince everyone, even military personnel, to carry around an always-on camera and microphone with onboard power and various long-range wireless options (and get them to willingly keep it continuously charged for you!)

    WTF are we doing to ourselves and why anybody tolerates this nonsense I have no idea.

    • MNByChoice@midwest.social
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      5 hours ago

      Yes!

      An diplomats/CEOs using Teslas!

      • Optical cameras are mandated at Musk’s insistence, despite lidar being better.
      • Built in cell modem for “over the air updates”.
      • Massive processing onboard for “interpreting the cameras”.
      • Microphones and cameras inside to “ensure the driver is paying attention”.
      • Big ass batteries for driving and keeping sky kit running.
      • Get the targets to pay for the spy gear themselves.