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Re:I think my BBQ just offered to be my default browser? by TeMPOraL on Friday May 22, 2020 @06:50PM (#23277972)
Yeah, and some people over at [0] are insisting that there's no way cheap cellular connectivity will mean you'll have 5G in your toaster. No way anyone would do that. smh.

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[0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23273340

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Re:I think my BBQ just offered to be my default browser? by detaro on Friday May 22, 2020 @06:53PM (#23277993)
There's somewhat of a difference between "people will buy a premium product with 'smart' features" (a wireless meat thermometer in this case) and "they will put 5G chips into everything to spy on us even if we just want a dumb device"
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Re:I think my BBQ just offered to be my default browser? by TeMPOraL on Friday May 22, 2020 @06:59PM (#23278042)
Both will happen. Smart TVs are evidence of the latter.
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