The Whole POINT of the Internet of Things Is So Big Brother Can Spy On You

No One Wants the Internet of Things …

… Except Big Brother

The government is already spying on us through spying on us through our computers, phones, cars, buses, streetlights, at airports and on the street, via mobile scanners and drones, through our credit cards and smart meters (see this), television, doll, and in many other ways.

The CIA wants to spy on you through your dishwasher and other “smart” appliances. Slate reported in 2012:

Watch out: the CIA may soon be spying on you—through your beloved, intelligent household appliances, according to Wired.

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Not surprisingly, it was Joe Cadillic who called my attention to this article.