| > all extant models "all" is a word I avoid, because of 2 reasons: 1. It's hard to have 100% knowledge of anything. 2. It is possible that it's currently being done, just not discovered yet. Consider the Volkswagen emissions scandal, Amazon ring spying scandal, Tesla spying scandal, etc. They aren't known about until they are discovered and reported to the correct place. That's the nature of people who flout privacy. It's probably happening somewhere already and just hasn't been found. I assume that anything that has the ability to leak my private information, probably is leaking it to someone, and then take whatever steps I can to mitigate it. I'm not claiming absolute success, but at least I'm trying! Furthermore, the more technology that you know about simply makes you more aware of the possibilities. I worked for a cell phone company a decade ago who also sold services to electronics manufacturers to add SMS-based communication to otherwise unconnected devices. In other words, if wifi is down or blocked, an SMS could be sent (small payloads, of course) as a backup. In grad school I listened to a presentation by a small, local newspaper that bragged about tracking people around town via bluetooth and wifi that people left enabled on their phones, and that their sensors were hidden in the newspaper stands around town. So, yeah, I don't trust anyone who has a financial incentive to spy on me. |