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Error1355
10/05/20 10:16:05 AM
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This customer was asking me if I can tell who hacked her cell phone via bluetooth because she was 'missing a note she left' on an app. Like that was her first assumption. 'someone used bluetooth to hack my phone, can you track it'.

fuckin' hell.

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BuckVanHammer
10/05/20 10:19:12 AM
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some people have alot of secrets

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AceAttorneyist
10/05/20 10:21:20 AM
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BuckVanHammer posted...
some people have alot of secrets

I doubt that's the reason in most cases.

Many cases are probably some degree of mental illness, though.

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Jagus
10/05/20 10:21:24 AM
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Excess of weed use

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kingdrake2
10/05/20 10:22:20 AM
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Error1355 posted...
someone used bluetooth to hack my phone


the government did it on day 1 obviously.
nothing to worry about despite them listening in on phone calls.
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Error1355
10/05/20 10:23:05 AM
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kingdrake2 posted...
the government did it on day 1 obviously.
She wanted me to track 'what devices connected to my phone', as if I could even see that as her cable internet provider lol.

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StarReaper13
10/05/20 10:24:20 AM
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Drugs.

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AceAttorneyist
10/05/20 10:28:17 AM
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Error1355 posted...
She wanted me to track 'what devices connected to my phone', as if I could even see that as her cable internet provider lol.

I'm guessing it's mostly just older people who don't understand technology you find to be paranoid like this? As people fear what they don't understand that would make sense.

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Colorahdo
10/05/20 10:28:33 AM
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I listened to a good podcast about the psychology of conspiracy

Basically it's anxiety driven -- if there isn't some conspiracy, then no one is in control and the universe is just chaos, and bad things happen for no reason, and that is way too much for some people to handle

The only person in my family who believes conspiracies also has anxiety issues

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Cornhuskers
10/05/20 10:30:26 AM
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What secrets does Error1355 have?
@Error1355
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DEKMStephens
10/05/20 10:31:24 AM
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Soros

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Error1355
10/05/20 10:34:49 AM
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AceAttorneyist posted...
I'm guessing it's mostly just older people who don't understand technology you find to be paranoid like this? As people fear what they don't understand that would make sense.
Not always, but more likely they sound older.

It seems like they think anyone can connect and hack into any device at any time and it's only a matter of time. A lot of times we just have to refer them to authorities if they think someone is actually 'hacking' their PC/phone/etc. And most of the time we recommend that we get the answer back that 'I did and they do nothing!', so likely they are frequent flyers of the emergency line for non-emergency reasons.

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MI4 REAL
10/05/20 10:36:29 AM
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Error1355 posted...
Not always, but more likely they sound older.

It seems like they think anyone can connect and hack into any device at any time and it's only a matter of time. A lot of times we just have to refer them to authorities if they think someone is actually 'hacking' their PC/phone/etc. And most of the time we recommend that we get the answer back that 'I did and they do nothing!', so likely they are frequent flyers of the emergency line for non-emergency reasons.

given tech nowadays that's actually plausible.

But even my paranoia doesn't match that.

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Cornhuskers
10/05/20 10:42:50 AM
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Who posted at #13?
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R1masher
10/05/20 10:48:49 AM
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kingdrake2
10/05/20 2:38:12 PM
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Cornhuskers posted...
Who posted at #13?


he who walks behind the rows (corn god).
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FursonaNonGrata
10/05/20 2:39:17 PM
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Growing up around lead paint

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Questionmarktarius
10/05/20 2:53:06 PM
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Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
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kingdrake2
10/05/20 2:53:37 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
they aren't out to get you.


they're out to get us. the covid people.
not even government can stop em.
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Funkydog
10/05/20 2:56:23 PM
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It's ok, Error. She isn't on to you.

As long as you keep her on this track, you can keep deleting her notes without her ever realising you're the villain.

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Cornhuskers
10/05/20 5:31:28 PM
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How do they...?
Parents. Upbringing. Environment.

Why so they...?
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PrettyBoyFloyd
10/05/20 5:35:56 PM
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Been telling people their whole life to not talk on the fucking phone.

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itachi15243
10/05/20 5:39:37 PM
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To be fair Bluetooth hacking was and (I think) still is a real thing.

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GiftedACIII
10/05/20 5:55:48 PM
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Basically mandela theory. People would rather believe theyre in a parallel universe than believe they messed up.
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DarkBuster22904
10/05/20 6:00:57 PM
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tech illiteracy is a bigger problem than I think people give it credit for.

When you consider the sheer amount of personal and private data even a basic user is putting out into the world through using social media, or email, or through basic browsing, its baffling how we're just okay with people not knowing the first thing about their tech. Hell, lots of people are PROUD of it. Not being a "tech person" is like some old-person-badge-of-honor.

Like, imagine being ok with someone not knowing what a steering wheel is, how to use the breaks, how to signal, or how to read street signs, but its OK because they "just need the car to go to work and the store." Insert "[your state]'s drivers" joke here.

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TendoDRM
10/05/20 6:03:27 PM
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itachi15243 posted...
To be fair Bluetooth hacking was and (I think) still is a real thing.
Sure, but if her phone was hacked, their goal wouldn't have been to delete one note she made.

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PrettyBoyFloyd
10/05/20 6:14:25 PM
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Know a person like this.

They keep talking about SIM Cards, strange cars, people he knows trying to set him up.

Dude turns in and changes his phone like every two months.

I always ask "why are they hacking you".

They don't know.

I think he does it because he want's to sound smarter and more self aware that everyone else.

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NES4EVER
10/05/20 6:18:28 PM
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Cornhuskers posted...
What secrets does Error1355 have?
@Error1355

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Funkydog
10/05/20 6:24:36 PM
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TendoDRM posted...
Sure, but if her phone was hacked, their goal wouldn't have been to delete one note she made.
You don't know how important that note was.

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Politics
10/05/20 6:47:07 PM
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I mean for me it's because I actually have to take anti psychotics to function, but not doing illict drugs anymore has also helped with this.

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SocialistGamer
10/05/20 6:48:10 PM
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They try to use conspiracies and such as a way to explain their lack of success in life.
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Irony
10/05/20 6:54:02 PM
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Betrayal

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The Popo
10/05/20 6:58:02 PM
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BuckVanHammer posted...
some people have alot of secrets

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lqoaNy_QUN4

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10/05/20 6:58:22 PM
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