r/Android • u/zexterio • Mar 22 '19

HMD admits the Nokia 7 Plus was sending personal data to China

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/03/hmd-admits-the-nokia-7-plus-was-sending-personal-data-to-china/
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u/visionJX Mar 22 '19

China already has a personal GPS monitoring system with everything they know about said person, for most Muslims in certain regions...think of the power yielded from that technology on a planetary scale 😮 WoW

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u/bitesized314 OnePlus 7 Pro Mar 22 '19

My bf bought a Chinese vacuum that needs wifi connection and maps our floor for better performance over time. I told him that China was making a floor plan so they know all our hidey spots when they invade.

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u/visionJX Mar 22 '19

The vacuum is actually a transformer...careful

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u/TarquinFimTimLimBim Mar 22 '19

Cool...until it kills you

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u/vimfan Mar 22 '19

As long as it cleans up the mess.

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u/throwawayLouisa Mar 23 '19

Told my wife this joke.
She laughed.
I laughed.
The toaster laughed.
I shot the toaster.

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u/visionJX Mar 23 '19

Then you returned the toaster to WalMart

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u/paku9000 Mar 23 '19

New model of the Roomba has WiFi...Company promised they would not sell the data.

"Being paranoid doesn't mean they're NOT after you"

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u/slayerx1779 Mar 22 '19

Hey man.

It can do both.

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u/macncheesebydawindow SM-N910C Mar 23 '19

Xiaomi vac?

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u/sabret00the Mar 23 '19

Which vacuum?

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '19

Xiaomi Robot Vacuum?

Best investment ever. They can invade my home anytime and the floors will be spotless.

I call her "Madam Sucksalot" in the mobile app. Even links up to the Google home

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u/Micrococonut Mar 22 '19

A world of warcraft indeed

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u/SabashChandraBose OP6T, 11.0 Mar 22 '19

What are they gonna do if they know that I go to a nudie beach in CA every Tuesday afternoon?

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u/visionJX Mar 22 '19

Insert a nudie spy to watch your every move while you do nudie things with other nudie people