Singapore starts using black mirror-like robot patrol dog

[milotic2]

Spot the robot is reminding parkgoers in Singapore to keep their distance from one anotherhttps://t.co/UeZ1ubv8lz pic.twitter.com/8FM45iboYH
- The Verge (@verge) May 8, 2020
Spot, a four-legged robot is reminding park visitors to keep a safe distance from one another in Singapore. Starting today, it will patrol the city’s Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park,

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Alexa, Ring, etc

[analievelyn]

I dont have any of the voice helpers bc im scared but im not naive enough to think my info isnt being mined by the other apps I use

Re: Alexa, Ring, etc

[sandstorm]

I deal in information security; I can't, in good conscious, have any smart home device.

Re: Alexa, Ring, etc

[analievelyn]

lol I knew there was a term for that. yeah, smart home devices freak me out tbh. I assume they are always listening? bc why not, ya know?

Re: Alexa, Ring, etc

[analievelyn]

also, how have you been?

[ohwutevernvm]

Fuck it. I’ll live with it

[msclarequilty]

No ty

I legit have a fear of robots and this is terrifying lmao

[teenxwolf]

i'm also very not into robots. i don't even have a vibrator

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[analievelyn]

I feel like for the sake of gen z and the gen after them that I have to resist this kind of shit harder. Millenials got absolutely FUCKED by boomers and I dont want to look back and feel like shit for not doing more or not caring as much as I should. idk.

[pumkinbutter]

Some states and countries have been using drones, but they're owned by a Chinese company, so the Chinese government has access to all the footage from them.