766 Man Posted May 11 Posted May 11 5 minutes ago, acem said: If you pay with a credit/debit card you are tracked. That has been going on much longer than smartphones have been around. There are also all these camera systems on the roads. They are even out in the sticks. Some just monitor traffic patterns but many specifically read plates and vehicle information. There are many cameras monitoring roads and they can read license plates. My state of NY has been using them to enforce speed limits for a while now. Mostly major roads but expect that to expand to more remote areas. Quote
cobfly Posted May 11 Posted May 11 2 hours ago, acem said: If you pay with a credit/debit card you are tracked. That has been going on much longer than smartphones have been around. There are also all these camera systems on the roads. They are even out in the sticks. Some just monitor traffic patterns but many specifically read plates and vehicle information. Not where I live. And this was about your car talking to the Internet. We all know plastic pay leaves a trail. As do cell phones. My 93 Geo tracker is not connected to the Internet and I leave my phone home a lot. 1 Quote
5288IH Posted May 12 Posted May 12 I swear my phone is listening to me when talking to someone about something adds appear about that item Quote
lotsaIHCs Posted May 12 Posted May 12 43 minutes ago, 5288IH said: I swear my phone is listening to me when talking to someone about something adds appear about that item Happens all the time to me too. Sometimes seems like the tv too. My wife and I will be talking about something and 5 minutes later there's a commercial on streaming tv that has to do with what we were talking about. Quote
acem Posted May 12 Author Posted May 12 Your phone and stuff is listening too you. It's not the government. It's the data mining personal information companies targeting you for adds. If the government wants to know about you they just ask THEM. Before I had a smart phone, a few years ago but everybody else had one, I was talking to a friend on my dumb phone about his vacation in Hot Springs Arkansas. I was also on my laptop computer at the same time. A few minutes after I started talking to him I started getting advertisements for Hot Springs vacation destinations. I didn't have a smart phone so either they were getting it by my laptop listening to me or they associated my phone number connected to his which was listening!?!? THEY know everything... Quote
5288IH Posted May 13 Posted May 13 On 5/12/2026 at 12:53 PM, acem said: Your phone and stuff is listening too you. It's not the government. It's the data mining personal information companies targeting you for adds. If the government wants to know about you they just ask THEM. Before I had a smart phone, a few years ago but everybody else had one, I was talking to a friend on my dumb phone about his vacation in Hot Springs Arkansas. I was also on my laptop computer at the same time. A few minutes after I started talking to him I started getting advertisements for Hot Springs vacation destinations. I didn't have a smart phone so either they were getting it by my laptop listening to me or they associated my phone number connected to his which was listening!?!? THEY know everything... If they are listening I should definitely be locked up, 😀 Quote
acem Posted May 13 Author Posted May 13 4 minutes ago, 5288IH said: If they are listening I should definitely be locked up, 😀 There are so many laws that we are all criminals. The Government doesn't even know how many laws there are. https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2013/03/frequent-reference-question-how-many-federal-laws-are-there/ 1 Quote
TroyDairy Posted May 13 Posted May 13 On 5/9/2026 at 4:15 PM, Big Bud guy said: Welcome to the year 2026 some of you. I cant speak for other brands but JD has been able to link machinery to the dealership for at least 3-4 years now. The service manager can see all the codes and readings from his office and if you let him, he can take over your screen in the tractor or whatever. On the surface I kinda don’t like it but I’ll admit them being able to do that has saved me a few service calls and a lot of headaches. Yep Komatsu iirc has been near 10 years. Cat too. Beeps the dealer for service etc esp on the leased/rent fleet. 1 Quote
TroyDairy Posted May 13 Posted May 13 Came out last week or so that Ora rings (like fit bit on hand) is selling data. Dr who was speaking to it (listen to her on shawn ryan about memory loss..scary) was wondering who is looking and buying this data. Its catches...heartrate, temp, somehow stresses, sleep system. Women can actually catch their heat cycle with it. So who needs to know that? Intimate personal info for sale is a little too far imho. I know i have turned off the mic on my Android phone but not sure it really works. Same deal, ads for a conversation pop up 12 hr after conversation. https://youtu.be/y4ATx9A9y6w?si=Hs3OjwonkJZgRIni 1 Quote
acem Posted May 13 Author Posted May 13 No wonder were building all these data centers everywhere. Gotta have somewhere to process all the data they are collecting about us. Quote
sd186man Posted May 13 Posted May 13 2 hours ago, TroyDairy said: I know i have turned off the mic on my Android phone but not sure it really works I think it’s off, but only for your uses. I would bet money your mic and cameras are on at all times Quote
mmi Posted May 13 Posted May 13 8 hours ago, TroyDairy said: Same deal, ads for a conversation pop up 12 hr after conversation. I wish IH parts would pop up !! after 200 searches Esp genuine and mortgage free or $20 BS ship on a $.03 washer for $8.99 Quote
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