Clockpunk – Often considered a subgenre of steampunk, clockpunk also fuses advanced technology with pre-modern design … in this case, however, the historical component of the tech comes from clockworks.
It seemed like just a spooky coincidence, but then everyone seems to have a story about their smartphone listening to them. So is this just paranoia, or are our smartphones actually listening?
According to Dr. Peter Henway—The senior security consultant for cybersecurity firm Asterix, and former lecturer and researcher at Edith Cowan University—the short answer is yes, but perhaps in a way that’s not as diabolical as it sounds.
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