Everything you do on the Internet is being tracked, but that's old news. Everything you do on your cell phone is also being tracked... but that's still old news. Here are some things maybe you did not know:
Your television knows when you're home, what programs you watch, how long you stay on a channel... from which your interests can be determined, such as golf, mystery and conservative news. Your coffee-maker may know what time you get up in the morning, whether or not you make espresso and how many cups you drink. Your washing machine knows when you do laundry, how big the loads are and whether or not you use bleach. Your car knows where you drive, how fast you go, whether or not you drive erratically and how you take care of it. Your electric smart meter knows when you're home, what appliances you use and whether or not you're in the jacuzzi.
These are but a few examples of the many sources of data collection we have unwittingly installed in our homes. Now, my friend, when happens when they start talking to some third party that you don't know about... Some secret computer base stuck out on a barge someplace?
Well, the commercial side of it is that some marketing firm not only knows what type of ads to throw onto your browser and what kind of emails to send you, but also when you're home to receive a robocall, when your car is due for maintenance or you might be in the market for a replacement, ad infinitum.
On the more sinister side, supposing the neighborhood burglar now knows when no one is home? What if he secretly installs a bugging device into your bedroom, or taps into the web camera on your daughter's computer?
When you're laying in the sack tonight, look up at the ceiling fan and ask it if it's collecting data for someone.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectively submitted.
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