In reply to a post by candlerb:

Then their assets get disposed of in a fire sale to an even larger fund-backed company.

Or get sold to TalkTalk, saying that Talk Talk has it own financial problems at the moment

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

I suspect you misunderstood

“a person opposed to new technology or ways of working.”

Luddites were a group of people who smashed up new looms that would have replaced them, or a person that don't like new technology as it is used for now.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

But for a poster so clearly obsessed with not leaking his data, and the like, the last thing you’d have in your abode is Echo Dots and smart devices happily listening to your every word, and noting your internet habits.

I’m sure we’ll not get the truth now, you’ve supplied him with an easy escape route 😄

I was against smart speakers once, never wanted one, never trusted them, a mate lent me one once and i never even took it out of the bag he put it in.
Echo dots like other smart speakers normally only listens for the wake word, sometimes it misunderstands, also I am the only one here, so unless i start talking to myself it is not going to hear much.

i do draw the line at getting something like the Echo show that has a camera.

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

Echo dots like other smart speakers normally only listens for the wake word . . .

For someone supposedly as savvy as you about the ways that those [censored] in big business are set up to tear your innards out, I'm surprised that you don't see the dangers in assuming that any of the "smart" devices only steal your data after the "wake" word.

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

I suspect you misunderstood

“a person opposed to new technology or ways of working.”

Luddites were a group of people who smashed up new looms that would have replaced them, or a person that don't like new technology as it is used for now.

Yes. Hence my original joke.

Like the old proverb says ‘ He who laughs last, didn’t get the joke in the first place.’

In reply to a post by GonePostal:

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

Echo dots like other smart speakers normally only listens for the wake word . . .

For someone supposedly as savvy as you about the ways that those [censored] in big business are set up to tear your innards out, I'm surprised that you don't see the dangers in assuming that any of the "smart" devices only steal your data after the "wake" word.

There is not enough storage on the units to store much, I know someone who reversed engineered an Echo unit, including the code, and it will not send any speech data until after the wake word. Even if it does as I said, I live here by myself, so they will catch me signing to my music or talking to my cat.

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

I noticed yesterday that Zzoomm have taken the loop of fibre off the pole by me, so I presumed they have used it for what ever they are using it for. There have been a van with a cerry picker on parked across the road since yesterday, so either they are coming back today, which is strange since they don't work on Saturdays, or it has broken down, it is surrounded by cones.

Did they come back?

+1

Sadly, you reveal too much of your personal life/views on here which often conflict with choices you have made, this then gives others the opportunity of having a joke or dig at your expense.

In reply to a post by dect:

Did they come back?

Nope, it is still parked outside, it has the stabilisers down, I noticed this morning. So I presume it is broken down, i doubt very much if they would leave it otherwise.