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Data leeches
Does anybody else think it would be a good idea for someone here to compile a list of known or suspected data leeches? I sort of hinted around to GabeU about this, but he didn't take the bai...
gaines_wright wrote:I sort of hinted around to GabeU about this, but he didn't take the bait . :>)>
You did?
There are too many specifics to list, but satellite TV receivers, cloud connections, website ads, Facebook videos playing automatically and various settings in Apple prodcuts (which can be locked down) are the biggest data leeches I usually see on here.
Chromecast unless the default settings are changed and is not powered on except when being used.
EDIT: One of the biggest, kids with any device connected to the Internet. Sorry parents but just a fact.
