This is the smartwatch I own. True netrunners know that the tech we wear on (or under) our skin is a prime entry vector for ever hungry megacorps to bleed the pulsing data from our digital veins, so having a wearable I have full control over is of paramount importance. I can flash it with new firmware whenever I want, the multiple open source options available are all an open book to any hacker worth their cyberlinguistic salt, and I can know for a fact that it won’t phone home with my location or other data to any corporation behind the scenes. If we are all going to be cyborgs integrating technology onto and eventually into our bodies, better to control that tech ourselves!

  • cassetti@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, it’s gonna be a long time before I let any smart devices with cameras or microphones in my house (besides my phone, lol). And why I have two different networks - one for my IOT devices, and for my personal network of devices. Although in this era, it’s safe to simply assume someone is always watching if there’s a camera or microphone nearby.