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ratliker1917: The concept of 'spyware' has disappeared from common internet lingo now that the word could be used to describe nearly every major website and a huge percentage of the most commonly used software.

the-real-numbers: Now it's only spyware if it comes from Russia or China.

theevenprime: Otherwise it's just sparkling espionage.

Like 1 May at 19:26 | Open on boing.world

12 comments

punIssuer

@denny https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/right

A man, in anguish, talking to his therapist: "There are satellites watching me. All the time. All machines are reporting to the watchers. The watchers are always watching!"
Her: "Right. Of course. But is anything bothering you?"

Description: It's getting harder and harder to diagnose paranoia.

2 May at 8:33 | Open on universeodon.com

Ethan

@denny It's not 'spyware' guys, it's just 'surprise surveillance'.

2 May at 14:58 | Open on furry.energy

Elenna :verified_transgender:

@denny when the most commonly used end-user operating system is spyware you're only left with the options of "burn it all to the ground" or just be okay with being constantly spied on I guess.

2 May at 15:21 | Open on catcatnya.com

Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸

@elexia @denny I can top that. Remember the Intel Management Engine in our CPUs? And the Snowden leaks? 😏

(I mean seriously, where else could that mic/cam backdoor possibly be to affect basically any device even when "turned off"?)

3 May at 0:46 | Open on chaos.social

DELETED

@denny i miss the old days when you could choose which spyware you wanted on your computer 😔

2 May at 15:35 | Open on mastodon.social

Kevin Karhan :verified:

@denny true, true...

2 May at 18:49 | Open on infosec.space

ferricoxide

@denny@boing.world

Kinda like location data: friends used to ask me why I didn't disable it in my phone, I always responded, "telco's still gonna collect and sell it, at least if I leave it on, I can use my data for my own benefit".

2 May at 22:56 | Open on evil.social

Radio Resistance

@denny they're not spying, they're just accessing the data we're "sharing" with them.

3 May at 0:12 | Open on kolektiva.social

Zuri (he/him) 🕐 CET

@denny Back in the days it was just our grandparents who installed some fly-by-night spyware because they weren't that young anymore and the internet confused the hell out of them. Today, everyone does it happily themselves and pats their own back for it.

3 May at 0:36 | Open on mastodon.online

Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸

@shaedrich @denny They then open it and log in to some network known to surveil and do illegal stuff even if that could count as war crime to complain about people who tell them not to do any of this.

3 May at 0:47 | Open on chaos.social

Steveg58

@denny
Hmm ... Customer engagement?

3 May at 4:02 | Open on aus.social

Jens Finkhäuser

@denny https://www.freewear.org/FW0681--Interpeer-Project-Ethical-T-shirt

3 May at 4:34 | Open on social.finkhaeuser.de

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