Sunday Five - A Connected Life

While walking at the mall, being tracked by my phone, I stumbled across this refrigerator with an error code in it's internet connection. I don't know as I want my refrigerator to know that much. We looked at appliances for the kitchen the sales guy had to demonstrate a matched set that you entered the inventory of what was on hand and it would plan your menus and give you step by step directions. I was horrified.

1: Do you have a voice activated smart device in the house?

2: What is your success level on voice activated devices?

3: Do you let technology automatically reorder or refill for you?

4: Have you ever done an online search, then been inundated with ads?

5: Do you go into incognito mode before doing searches or visiting some webpages?

My Answers:

1: Do you have a voice activated smart device in the house? There is a video Alexa box in the kitchen, and Amazon is forever suggesting cook books.

2: What is your success level on voice activated devices? I have never made the voice option work on the GPS in the Benz. NEVER or me, it only responds the master's voice.

3: Do you let technology automatically reorder or refill for you? No, I don't need that much organization in my life. I ordered packing tape on Amazon and it asked if I wanted to put that on automatic refill mode, who uses that much packing tape?

4: Have you ever done an online search, then been inundated with ads? Who hasn't?

5: Do you do into incognito mode before doing searches or visiting some webpages? From time to time

Please share your answers in the comments!

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