It’s never about what they can do, only what they want to do.

Because competition is bad.

This feels like that bit about Taco Bell in Demolition Man. Idk, who would win each fight?

One network TV: Warner.

One US internet access, the utility and the equipment: FCC Inc.

One social media: Meta (because Elon will get bored and Spaz will sell out, but Zuckerberg only knows how to be the asshole he is in one specific way). Probably.

Blackrock, Health and Food divisions.

One computing component manufacturer: Nvidia.

Never mind how all of the above is supposed to be illegal.

We can do too much with them.

Let’s not forget the endgame of decimating home computing.

And the billionaires take in another billion or twenty.

I weep for humanity.

Rapist in office with zero consequences. Sets a great example.

I get it, appliances shouldn’t be connected, and don’t need to be connected, but groceries are expensive enough.

EDs are ruled by EMTALA, yes, but all of healthcare is ruled by HIPAA.

Sign to revoke HIPAA, though we’re sidestepping using its specific name, or go elsewhere lacks ethics imo. Though I think the other story here is people don’t read it, it’s just another iTunes user agreement they’re clicking as a pass through, clueless that this is in there.

This beginning story doesn’t make sense. Seek health care. Denied health care unless you consent to being recorded. How is that legal? Do they get around it on a technicality because a lisp isn’t a life threatening condition? HIPAA doesn’t read like that, so how is this legal?

By virtue of the fact that no one but this patient has read the consent in full before signing so no one has sued yet?

As for sharing chart info within healthcare for continuity of care, that’s allowed by HIPAA. Go to your PCP, do some things, need a specialist, go to the specialist, they’re opening your same chart file, specialist runs more tests and tries some things but then says surgery, go to a hospital, surgeon, nurses, and other relevant staff open your chart file and it’s all there. Seamless continuity, with no delay of care due to lack of info. I think that’s beautiful. Mental health is locked in a box within that chart and needs extra auth to access, so if you’re going for a gastric bypass, no one is reading about your prior inpatient stay for depression and suicidal thoughts, for example, unless you address it during this encounter.

Meds? Pharmacy feed already in the chart. This is a huge delay of care otherwise. You’d be shocked and appalled how many people have no idea what meds they take. None. Or if they do they are clueless on the dosage.

And how much Lisinopril are you taking? You know, I’m not sure? I take it every morning and night though. Wait, that’s the other one, for my heart. The hydro-leen. Sir, there’s no heart med named hydro-leen.. Well that’s what I take.

This is common.

“And employees th…” what?

It’s a majority hate line, regardless of party. There’s always that one voice arguing for in any feed, but with bots out on patrol that is expected.

Depends. Data centers are a bipartisan issue. Don’t believe the bot feeds that try to play it off as otherwise.

Isn’t their internet down because Zelensky bombed their data centers?

You’re probably right.

Of all the things to use this hacking energy on, why is food destruction the end goal? Are grocery prices not high enough for this guy?

I doubt your grandpa is going to do that. No, he’s probably going to buy the “smart” drip pot and be proud of his purchase.

A connected coffee pot has a lure to it. You preload it. Sleep. Wake up. As you’re browsing Lemmy in bed, you tap your phone to start the morning coffee. The aroma reaches you in bed, letting you know hot fresh coffee is waiting for you, making it easier to get out of bed.

It’s not enough of a temptation for me to go buy a connected drip coffee pot, but I’m betting that’s why people do it.

There’s no “rogue”, just the programming doing what it’s programmed to do.

“Rogue” is a term used to avoid accountability for that programming.

Sounds like a spam this agency project.