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Adam Curry coins the term "slave slab" to describe modern smartphones after discovering extensive background tracking on his Samsung device. He details how processes from Meta (Facebook) were monitoring sensors and app usage even without the apps being installed, leading him to revert to a more secure, open-source "brick" phone.
Following a data leak where WhatsApp usage led to Hebrew spam emails, Curry describes his move toward "self-imposed exile" from high-speed mobile technology. He argues that increasing device speed only leads to more data harvesting and advocates for using computers for tasks rather than being tethered to a smartphone.
