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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • While not publishing it, my weather station uploads my indoor temperatures to weather underground. The plaintext password is in every packet. It uses unencrypted HTTP.

    My TV continues to chatter to random servers on the internet long after it has turned off. It transmits to a telemetry server on every single button press.

    My air conditioners drain a lot more power when I haven’t cleaned the filters. It’s almost double.

    A chromecast will try to bypass your router’s DNS and go straight to Google’s. It is constantly pulling data even if you’re not using it. I’m fairly certain it’s that slideshow. It’s not cached at all.